Our friends at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago shared word of a fantastic (and free) health resource for local young people: the Connect for Youth (C4Y) program offering integrated substance use screening and HIV testing.

Connect for Youth (C4Y) is a citywide, trauma-informed, integrated substance use and HIV prevention strategy. C4Y provides free, confidential health screening and rapid HIV testing for ethnic/racial minority youth ages 16-25, as well as onsite linkage support for follow-up services and care.

C4Y is a collaboration between Lurie Children’s Potocsnak Family Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine and Haymarket Center. Participants who complete a survey following participation will receive a $25 gift card!

• Available by appointment or walk in at 1440 N Dayton St
• For questions or to schedule testing appointments, call 312.487.2179
• To schedule an event in your area, email Hamid Dadkhah at healthed@luriechildrens.org