A new report shows most of the conduct targeted by Indiana’s HIV criminalization laws carry no risk of transmission. Advocates want lawmakers to use this information to modernize the laws around HIV in Indiana.

Community health centers and Ryan White HIV AIDS Program centers play an important role in expanding services and care for vulnerable populations, including HIV prevention and wellness. The Damien Center – Indiana’s oldest and largest HIV service organization – hosted its first advocacy summit Wednesday to develop strategies for the upcoming legislative session.

The expanded assistance enables people to access services like medical care, co-pay assistance, and mental health services at Damien Center. Individuals can also receive case management services, pharmacy discounts and food assistance.

Damien Center will use a new $2.5 million federal grant to create an intensive outpatient program to provide treatment for substance use disorders and people with coexisting substance and mental health disorders.

IndyGo has partnered with a local nonprofit and a health care provider to expand its mobile health clinic. The clinic now offers free testing for sexually transmitted infections and a range of other services.

HIV disproportionately impacts the Hispanic and Latino community in the U.S. Damien Center is hosting a volleyball tournament to foster conversations about the disease and offer free HIV testing onsite.

Damien Center’s new three-story, 56,000-square-foot building is on East Washington Street, kitty-corner to its current location.

People with HIV would no longer be subject to harsher criminal penalties under legislation that advanced out of a House committee Wednesday.

The event will take place from 3-7 p.m. at Eskenazi Health Center, 1650 North College Avenue. Attendees can receive free health services, including HIV and STD tests, dental screenings, flu and COVID vaccines, and information on HIV preventative care.

The United States Department of Justice filed a proposed agreement Thursday to resolve a lawsuit against a southern Indiana town for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.