About Brothers to Brothers & Sisters
to Sisters (BB/SS)
 The recent public health statistics show that some minority
groups in the US are at especially high risk for contracting
HIV/AIDS. Through funding from the Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment (CSAT/SAMHSA), SARDI has established the Brothers to
Brothers/Sisters to Sisters Program to lead a coalition which
consists of substance abuse treatment providers, the county health
department, an AIDS Service Organization, faith-based providers,
homeless shelters, and other providers in order to increase access
to substance abuse treatment, as well as increase access to HIV
testing and education. Since its inception, the Coalition has
also seen the addition of an active citizen advisory board that
identifies itself as "Citizens Against Death." Functioning
as a community-wide effort, Brothers to Brothers/Sisters to Sisters
offers expanded and enhanced services to persons at high risk
for, or living with, HIV/AIDS.
The Coalition addresses the addiction treatment
needs of primarily African American adult men and women with, or
at high risk for, HIV/AIDS, and members from Dayton's other communities
of color. The SARDI Program began this initiative in part because
of its history of involvement in issues related to minority health,
HIV, and substance abuse, as well as its expertise in evaluation
and program development.
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