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Institutional Advancement & Philanthropy

Health and Education Alternatives for Teens (HEAT) Program

The Health and Education Alternatives for Teens (HEAT) Program, located at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital Center (KCHC) is the only Brooklyn-based comprehensive care program engaged in prevention, care and treatment initiatives for HIV-infected and at-risk youth aged 13 to 24.

Since 1992, HEAT has provided age-appropriate and culturally competent care for heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender minority youth. HEAT provides comprehensive medical, case management, HIV counseling and testing (C/T), mental health care, treatment adherence, outreach, support services and access to research to high-risk and HIV-infected youth.

If you would like to support this important work, please consider an online gift to the Pediatrics: Children's Hospital Fund.