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Adolescent Counseling & Testing Services provides FREE counseling, linkage to care, and STD/HIV/pregnancy testing to youth 13 through 24 years of age in Miami-Dade County, FL.

In addition, we run Promote 2 Prevent: a campaign to use education to prevent infection. Miami has the highest rate of HIV diagnoses in the nation. Individuals ages 13-24 represented 12% of new infections in 2017. Our campaign includes providing education and testing at various locations including local alternative education sites and Department of Juvenile Justice sites, conducting staff in-services for health providers, and engaging in the community through health committees, conferences, and fairs.

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Young adults, we encourage you to make an appointment with a member of our counseling team.

In 2019 alone, 460,000 young people between the ages of 10 to 24 were newly infected with HIV

In 2014, only 41% of youth living with HIV sought medical care.

In 2017. 12% of newly diagnosed HIV cases in Miami-Dade were youth ages 13-24.

Miami’s Leaders Must Work Together to Protect Our Youth

Miami’s youth are at risk for many other dangerous conditions, in addition to HIV. In most cases, there is an overlap: homeless youth who find themselves battling addiction, mentally ill individuals succumbing to homelessness- the Venn diagram is a perfect circle. To provide adequate care, there must be a collaborative effort among Miami’s various support systems. Awareness of resources and accessibility are two factors that affect a health provider’s ability to provide care. For this reason, ACTS is developing a Miami-Dade Care Directory, by the people, for the people.

Read more about Miami’s current state of public health below.

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Homelessness: By the end of 2017, 3,847 Miami citizens were homeless. A portion are minors, but the exact number is unknown – Homeless Trust Census

Homelessness presents numerous problems for South Florida

Human Trafficking: There were 604 cases of trafficking, 30% of which were adolescents – Human Trafficking Hotline

Human trafficking, modern day slavery

Substance Abuse: In 2017, Miami-Dade County had the highest number of adolescents enrolled in substance abuse rehabilitation in the state – Florida Department of Health

Miami-Dade Cocaine and Heroin Deaths Are at a 15-Year High

Poverty: A 2015 and 2016 survey shows that Miami has the 2nd highest level of poverty out of 25 metropolitan areas, second only to Riverside, Texas – United State Census Bureau

Miami Ranks Second-Worst in Nation for Income and Poverty Level, Census Survey Says

MISSION

Adolescent Counseling & Testing Services provides FREE counseling, linkage to care, and STD/HIV/pregnancy testing to youth 13 through 24 years of age in Miami-Dade County, FL.

The Facts

Miami’s Leaders Must Work Together to Protect Our Youth