AHP SERVICES
- Getting an HIV Test
- Getting an HIV Test
- Understanding HIV Testing Options
- Making an HIV Test Appointment
- Assessing Your HIV or STD Risk
- Managing Your Test Results
- Volunteering to be a Counselor
- Staying and Being Negative
- Staying and Being Negative
- HIV Testing
- Protecting Myself and My Partners from HIV
- Addressing Substance Use
- Resources Outside of AHP
- Unsure of the Service You Want
- FAQs about REACH Support Groups
- Living with HIV
- Living with HIV
- Getting Emotional and Psychological Support
- Receiving Psychiatric Care
- Coping with Substance Use and HIV
- Getting Immediate Help for a Mental Health Crisis
- Protecting Myself from STDs and My Partner from HIV
- Resources for People with HIV in the Bay Area
- Unsure of the Service You Want
- FAQ About HIV-Positive Support Groups
- List of all AHP Support Services
- List of All AHP Support Groups
- AHP Calendar
- AHP Calendar
- Provider Training, Publications and Consultation
- Provider Training, Publications and Consultation
- Provider Trainings: HIV Prevention and Mental Health
- Provider Publications: HIV Prevention and Mental Health
- CEU Center for MFTs, LCSWs, and RNs
- San Francisco Community Psychiatric Consultation
- Research at AHP
- Research at AHP
- Current Research Studies
- Past Research Studies and Publications
- Key HIV Research Websites
- Contact the Research Program
HELPING AHP
- Donating to AHP
- Donating to AHP
- Donate Now
- Other Ways of Donating
- How AHP Uses Your Donation
- Art for AIDS and Online Gallery
- Annual Gala
- Other Fundraising Events
- Read Our Biannual Report
- Volunteering, Interning and Working at AHP
- Volunteering, Interning and Working at AHP
- Clinical Traineeship
- Post-Baccalaureate Internship Program
- HIV Test Counseling Volunteers
- Volunteer Facilitators
- Administrative Volunteers
- Event and Fundraising Volunteers
- Paid Jobs at AHP
MORE ABOUT AHP
- AHP Administration
- AHP Administration
- AHP Leadership
- Community Advisory Board
- Mission, History and Programs
- Mission, History and Programs
- Where We Came From
- Read Our Biannual Report
- List of All AHP Programs
- Contact AHP
- Contact AHP
- AHP Staff Only
- AHP Staff Only
- Privacy Policy
- Privacy Policy
- AHP's UCSF Affiliations
- AHP's UCSF Affiliations
Mission, History, and Programs
The mission of the UCSF AIDS Health Project is to provide culturally sensitive counseling and education to stop the spread of HIV infection, and to help people face the emotional, psychological and social challenges of living with HIV disease.
The AIDS Health Project, founded in 1984, is one of the oldest AIDS service organizations in the United States. It serves more than 10,000 clients per year, employs approximately 100 full- and part-time employees, and has an annual budget of about $6 million. AHP is a program of the Department of Psychiatry of the University of California San Francisco and is affiliated with San Francisco General Hospital. The AIDS programs of both of these institutions are ranked among the best AIDS programs in the United States.
AHP is one of the primary providers of HIV-related mental health care in San Francisco. We serve people with HIV disease, HIV-negative people, the friends, family members, and partners of people with HIV disease, and HIV caregivers. In this capacity, AHP has pioneered many of the mental health interventions used to serve people with HIV and those seeking to remain uninfected. To share these experiences and magnify the effects of our expertise, AHP is a leading developer of HIV-related publications and training programs for people working with HIV.
These pages provide a view into the history and program development process of the AIDS Health Project:
