Overview
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Motivating Youth to Reduce Infections, Disconnections, and Emotion dysregulation (MY-RIDE) decreases substance use , to determine whether MY-RIDE increases human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategies and to evaluate MY-RIDE effects on willingness to take Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), stress, substance use urge, and use of mental health and substance use services when compared to attention control youth
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- have engaged in substance use (alcohol or illicit drugs)
- speak English
- are experiencing homelessness
- engaged in sexual activity in the last 6 months or plan to in the next month
- are not planning to move out of the metro area during the 15-month study period.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Youth Experiencing Homelessness (YEH) who have low literacy based on the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form (scores < 4)