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Adapting an Evidence-based Intervention for Stigma-related Stress, Mental Health, and HIV Risk for MSM of Color in Small Urban Areas (ESTEEM-conneCT)
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating ESTEEM conneCT for HIV in MSM. Completed, enrolled 21 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is adapt an evidence-based intervention for stigma-related stress, mental health, and HIV risk for bay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) of color in small urban areas.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The intervention adapts the ESTEEM (Pachankis et al, 2015) intervention to address the multiple-stigma stressors faced by MSM of color, including sexual orientation and racial stigma in a manualized, CBT-based intervention. Approximately thirty participants (divided between two cohorts) will complete ten group sessions will take place at regular times once per week over the course of three months. The groups will be "closed," in that no new members will be allowed to join after the first week in order to promote open self-disclosure and trust among group members.