Facing HIV/AIDS Together.

THRIVE (Treatment, Referrals, InterVentions, and Education) is a program to prevent and reduce substance abuse/misuse and transmission of HIV/AIDS among racial/ethnic minorities at increased risk for HIV/AIDS.

Give Us A Call

Health Services Provided

Therapy

Substance Abuse Treatment

Health System Navigation

Community Outreach

Education

Funding for this project provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Minority AIDS Initiative.

Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA has been hit hard by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. For nearly 25 years, Guiding Right, Inc., has worked to end the epidemic in the state’s racial and ethnic minority communities. In 2023, it created a partnership and launched THRIVE, a program to prevent and reduce the transmission of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse and misuse in racial and ethnic minorities. THRIVE increases access to prevention and treatment services and addresses behavioral health disparities among at-risk populations.

Help Now

Disproporitionately Burdened

African Americans are disproportionately burdened by HIV and AIDS. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Blacks in Oklahoma had the highest rate of newly diagnosed HIV cases in 2016 (26.4 cases per 100,000 population) among all the racial and ethnic groups in Oklahoma (OSDH, 2016). THRIVE is Guiding Right’s newest program to address this health disparity.

Highest Rate of Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases

According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Blacks in Oklahoma had the highest rate of newly diagnosed HIV cases in 2016 (26.4 cases per 100,000 population) among all the racial and ethnic groups in Oklahoma (OSDH, 2016).

Black Females

Black females experienced a 24% increase in HIV rates in 2017 (OSDH, 2017)

HIV and Comorbidities

The underlying comorbid conditions that often accompany HIV places an increased pressure to assure that individuals with HIV receive needed medical care and treatment.

Call Us

Download the Handout

Download the THRIVE program handout and share it with someone you care about. 

Proud To Serve

The THRIVE program is proud to serve the Black communities of Tulsa, Lawton/Fort Sill, and Oklahoma City. For more information contact _____ Wilson or _____ Braxton, (405) 733-0771.

Email Us

Diversity Center

Guiding Right’s newest program, THRIVE, is housed in The Diversity Center, located in Oklahoma City’s 39th Street District. Serving in this location brings us closer to some of the people who need us most.

Diversity Center

or

Read the latest news from our blog:

Donate To Guiding Right.

Thank you for helping us continue our work to reach marginalized communities suffering unduly with AIDS and HIV. Guiding Right, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your donation is 100 percent tax deductible. 

Donate via PayPal

Get FREE Updates

Hello! It's nice to meet you. Thank you for stopping by GRI's website.

Sign up to receive updates from GRI in your inbox, once a week.

We don’t spam! Read our [link]privacy policy[/link] for more info.