Services

Project Aware - HIV/AIDS Services

Integrated Counseling Testing and Referral

Our HIV testing program is one of the integrated counseling, testing and referral sites (ICTR) in the Commonwealth funded through the MA Department of Public Health, Office of HIV/AIDS. To those at critical risk in our community, this service becomes important to their recovery process and in protecting their sexual health.

Each ICTR session is client centered to meet the need of those seeking testing. One of the main intents of the counseling session is to assist the consumer understand and assess their risk for HIV, viral hepatitis and STI.

Staff discusses HIV, viral hepatitis and STI transmission, methods of barrier protection, implications of a positive, negative, indeterminate or invalid test result, recommendations for future testing along with support and referral. Risk reduction and harm reduction are discussed with each person being counseled. Counselors have the ability and resources to demonstrate the proper use of barriers (condoms, female condom and dams). Counselors also offer information on access to sterile injection equipment and demonstrate bleaching techniques when deemed appropriate. Services are free and confidential. A post test session offers the test results and discussion of how to proceed in accessing services if positive and planning for prevention is negative. Rapid HIV testing is also available with results available within the hour.

Walk-in or by Appointment 508.324.3561

Program Director:

Robert Hitt

Location:

Ambulatory Building
386 Stanley Street
Fall River, MA 02720

Tel.

508-324-7766

Secured Fax

508-679-3678