A Trauma-Informed Intervention for the Newly HIV-Diagnosed

RISE is based on Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) and the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) Model. RISE will consist of six, weekly sessions, followed by a booster session in week 8, including resilience-building and health-promoting activities of RISE. Sessions will emphasize the participants' strengths, including positive thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors that work for the client and existing assets and supports in the participant's life. Tailored, health-promotion text messages will be sent weekly after each session.

This control condition will involve reminder text messages for adherence to HIV treatment and engaging in HIV care. As this condition is a waitlist control, participants in this condition will ultimately receive the RISE intervention.