2023 SPECTRUM+: A CULTURALLY-DRIVEN, LGBTQ+-AFFIRMING CONTINUUM OF HIV PREVENTION AND EDUCATION AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDER SERVICES - THE LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO LINK HOMELESS YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO IDENTIFY AS LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUESTIONING AND THEIR STRAIGHT ALLIES (LGBTQ+) TO A TRAUMA-INFORMED SYSTEM OF CARE THAT INCLUDES LINKAGES TO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND A WIDE ARRAY OF RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA-SOUTHWEST INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN (SIROW), SAAF AND EL RIO HEALTH WILL PARTNER TO SERVE LGBTQ+-IDENTIFIED, YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA, FROM DIVERSE RACIAL/ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON THOSE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 35 WHO ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE (1) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LGBTQ+ YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO ARE AWARE OF AVAILABLE LOCAL SERVICES AND THE ASSOCIATED ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS, (2) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, SPECIFICALLY THOSE WHO ARE LGBTQ+, EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ENGAGING IN MENTAL HEALTH AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICE PROVISION, (3) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, SPECIFICALLY THOSE WHO ARE LGBTQ+, EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING STABLE HOUSING, (4) IMPROVE EQUITY IN THE QUALITY OF CARE IN THE CURRENT LOCAL SYSTEM OF PROVIDERS WHO SERVE HOMELESS LGBTQ+ YOUNG ADULTS, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT PROVIDERS, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND CONSUMER-LED ORGANIZATIONS AND (5) GOAL 5: INCREASE THE USE OF LIGHTHOUSE II SPARS DATA TO INFORM PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND TO MAKE NEEDED ADJUSTMENTS AND TO INFORM THE BROADER COMMUNITY ABOUT SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES AND THOSE THAT COULD BE IMPROVED FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF THE 300 PARTICIPANTS OVER 5 YEARS, WE WILL EMPLOY TWO EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICES (EBPS) IN ADDITION TO OTHER SERVICES. WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLAN (WRAP) IS DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS COPE WITH SYMPTOMS AND ADVANCE TOWARD WELLNESS AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING WILL BE EMPLOYED DURING OUTREACH AND CASE MANAGEMENT SESSIONS TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPANTS TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR LIVES WITH REGARD TO SUBSTANCE USE, MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH, STABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SIROW SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION-QUEER HIV PREVENTION EDUCATION CURRICULUM, LGBTQ-AFFIRMING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, AND PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS.