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{"value"=>"56917", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1983-1997", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1983/1997"}
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{"value"=>"IV. B. Crisis Intervention Services"}
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"8 boxes"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Crisis Intervention Services administered the three crisis programs at GMHC:</p> <p>Crisis Intervention Workers</p> <p>Crisis Management Partners</p> <p>These services were generally the first a PWA received upon arriving at GMHC and provided emotional support and assistance with social services.</p> <p>The Buddy Program was one of the first services provided by GMHC, begun in 1982 as a formal program continuing the work of people helping their friends and lovers who were affected by AIDS. Buddies were volunteers who assisted PWAs with everyday tasks such as shopping, laundry, dog walking, as well as providing companionship. Team meetings were held at members' apartments and included accounts of what they had done the previous month with their client and reports on the client's mental and physical status, living situation, and any other particulars deemed important by the team member. The Crisis Intervention Worker (CIW) program evolved out of the Buddy Program. As more and more people became infected with AIDS and were turned away from hospitals or refused services from other agencies, Buddies started to act as intermediaries. GMHC soon divided the two areas of responsibility, leaving the Buddies to provide more emotional and practical support while the CIW handled social services issues for the client. The role of the CIW expanded over time to include peer counseling and to act as a liaison between the client, GMHC, and other agencies. The CIW generally worked with the client for a few weeks, while the Buddy would stay with the client as long as was needed. The Crisis Management Partner program began in 1985 and combined the roles of the Buddies and the Crisis Intervention Workers (CIW).</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>This subseries contains the meeting minutes for the programs administered by the Crisis Intervention Services Department. The minutes reflect on the impact of the AIDS epidemic at the personal level and contain discussions of the problems encountered by volunteers seeking to help their clients; address methodology and the need for maintaining confidentiality; and consider the difficulties encountered assisting clients, and the psychological and emotional effects on the volunteers.</p>"}
- date_start
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1983
- keydate
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1983
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1997
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1983
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1997