Effective immediately, The Delaware Department of Public Health (DPH) will expand vaccine access to individuals living with HIV as well as individuals taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV. Such individuals should contact their medical provider or PrEP treatment center to see if they are offering the vaccine. If not, the individual can call the DPH hotline at 1-866-408-1899 to schedule … Read more
Today Sussex Pride joined Centerlink and over 150 LGBTQ community centers around the country calling on the CDC to take additional action to address recent spread of the hMPXV virus. The hMPXV virus, also known as Monkeypox, was declared a national Public Health Emergency (PHE) on August 4th by U.S. Department of Health and Human … Read more
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing the state’s fourth, fifth and sixth cases of monkeypox (MPX). All cases are considered probable pending confirmatory testing by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition DPH has launched a monkeypox hotline. The three most recent cases involve a 42-year-old Kent County man … Read more
You’re invited to help us plan this year’s Sussex County World AIDS Day event. World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease. If … Read more
The Black AIDS Institute – a leading voice in educating and mobilizing communities across the country in the fight to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic – is calling for the need for testing and treatment of the Monkeypox Virus in LGBTQ+ and underserved communities of color. The Centers for Disease Control reports nearly 3,500 cases of … Read more
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced today that he will declare the ongoing spread of monkeypox virus in the United States a Public Health Emergency (PHE). This action will further strengthen and accelerate the Biden-Harris Administration’s response in recognition of the continued rapid transmission of monkeypox in the U.S. and globally, … Read more
Sussex Pride is one of many organizations that will be receiving a grant from the Born This Way Foundation. Born This Way Foundation leverages innovative programming and partnerships to model, convene, and support healthy conversations about mental wellness, to connect youth with resources and services that support their mental health – online and offline, and … Read more
Sussex Pride is putting out a call for any local residents interested in participating in a new local SMART Recovery group to send a quick email to smartrecovery@sussexpride.org. It is important for us to be able to gauge the level of local interest, so if you have any inclination to participate in any new local … Read more
Mental and behavioral health in LGBTQ+ communities is the top issue in LGBTQ healthcare, according to the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health’s Inaugural State of LGBTQ Health™ National Survey, a first-of-its-kind nationwide survey of LGBTQ-serving healthcare providers. The Coalition today, during LGBTQ Pride Month, released a comprehensive report detailing the survey findings. “The survey findings are especially … Read more
ChristianaCare has opened a Gender Wellness Program to provide psychotherapy and support services for individuals age 13 and older who are exploring their gender identity or experiencing gender dysphoria—a sense of incongruence and distress that a person may have because of a mismatch between their gender identity and their sex affirmed at birth. The program also provides … Read more