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Street Youth in Ukraine : Focus on Girls and HIV Prevention

Street Youth in Ukraine : Focus on Girls and HIV Prevention. XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C., USA Satellite Session “Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: the HIV Crisis among Street Youth” July 22, 2012 Halyna Skipalska, Country Director in Ukraine.

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Street Youth in Ukraine : Focus on Girls and HIV Prevention

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  1. Street Youth in Ukraine: Focus on Girls and HIV Prevention XIX International AIDS Conference inWashington D.C., USA Satellite Session “Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: the HIV Crisis among Street Youth” July 22, 2012 Halyna Skipalska, Country Directorin Ukraine

  2. 30 to 100 thousand youth live on the streets in Ukraine Donetsk, 2010

  3. Street Youth and HIV High HIV prevalence among street youth (18.4% on average according to 2008 HealthRight and CDC study) Chernigiv Volyn Rivne Sumy Zhytomyr Kyiv Lviv Kharkiv Khmel-nytskiy Ternopil Poltava Luhansk Cherkasy Iv.-Frank. Vinnytsia Zakarpatska Kirovograd Chernivtsi Dnipropetrovsk Donetsk Zaporizhia Mykolaiv Odessa Kherson ARCrimea Donetsk: 9.8% 30/307) HIV prevalence rate in three cities18.4% Kyiv: 18.6% (58/311) Odesa: 26.7% (83/311)

  4. Street Youth Among 929 youth survey participants (according to HealthRight/CDC study): 28.7% had six or more sexual partners during last year 47.3% did not use a condom at last sexual intercourse 73.2% have at least one experience of drug use 25.4% did not know that condoms protect from HIV 19.2% did not know that a healthy-looking person may be HIV-positive

  5. Street Girls Street girls and young women are a small (24%), but highly vulnerable sub-group of the larger street youth population

  6. Main Survey Recommendations Bring HIV prevention, testing and follow up to street youth through outreach Introduce new interactive programs for reducing risk behavior Introduce additional services for street-involved women and girls Implement a continuum of care model and case management for street Coordinate government and NGO services, ensure access of street youth to state services.

  7. HealthRight’s Response

  8. Street Outreach Mapping of sites Psychosocial counseling Client referral Voluntary HIV counseling and testing STI testing 1,315 street youth received outreach services in 2010-2011 in Kyiv and Donetsk A Kyiv outreach team with clients, 2010

  9. Drop-in Centers Drop-in Centers Low-threshold services: Shower/laundry Psychosocial support Leisure activities Group trainings on HIV prevention HIV, STI counseling and testing 921 clients served in 2 drop-in centers in Donetsk during 2010-2011 245 clients improved their lives

  10. Referral networks of partner organizations in Kyiv (63) and Donetsk (70) to enhance access to services Involved main Ministries and state services Introduced case management Referral Network A round table in Kyiv, 2012

  11. STEPS training programfor street youth In 2010-2011,trained 77 trainers on STEPS from 35 NGO and state organizations 2,335 at-risk children and youth were trained in outreach and 146 in Drop-in Centers in Kyiv and Donetsk Behavior Change Communication Intervention STEPS trainings in Kyiv, 2011

  12. HealthRight’s Service Center for Girls and Women Opened: April 2010 Partner: Kyiv City Center for Social Services Funders: Elton John AIDS Foundation and Olena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation Staff: Center Manager, Social Workers/Outreach, Psychologist, Lawyer

  13. 789 girls and women served since May 2010 37% of clients self-referred for services

  14. Service Center Clients • 89% are 17-24 years old • 36.54% live on the street • 10.76% double orphans • 39% have children • 25.6% have HIV • 5.7% use injecting drugs • 8.1% abuse alcohol • 9.1% sexually abused

  15. Services Low-threshold services Case management Specialized services

  16. Specialized Services HIV-related: VCT, escorting for confirmatory testing, registration with AIDS Center, referrals to HIV service organizations, PMTCT and ART adherence For clients with children: birth certificate, government allowances, medical referrals and psychosocial support For IDUs: supportedreferrals to detox and harm reduction services, substance abuse counseling, counseling about substitution therapy.

  17. Service Center Statistics (N=789)

  18. Service Center Statistics (N=789)

  19. Challenges Engagement of partners Residential services, particularly for pregnant women and women with children Sustainability Violence against street-involved women Employment Referral to other cities Social adaptation of recently released prisoners.

  20. Future Plans Halfway house for girls in Kyiv and one for girls and one for boys in Donetsk Engagement of male partners Empower women to resist violence Disseminate STEPS throughout Ukraine Advocate for policy changes to improve access to care.

  21. Thanks to Our Donors: Elton John AIDS Foundation Olena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation World Childhood Foundation Johnson & Johnson U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Open Society Foundations International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine

  22. Thank you! HealthRight International Representative Office in Ukraine 3, Stanislavskoho St., Office 7, Kyiv, 01001 Tel.:/Fax: + 38 (044) 278 2358 Halyna.Skipalska@healthright.org www.healthright.org www.healthright.org.ua

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