Services & Resources

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There are many services and resources available to help you. Select Maryland, Washington DC, Alaska, or Arizona to view services and resources for those locations or select Other States and National to view services and resources nationwide or in states not covered by IWTK.

Condom Finder

Condoms are very effective in preventing HIV and STIs when used consistently and correctly. There are places that offer condoms for free or for a small fee. Sometimes they even deliver to your house!

Maryland
Washington DC
Alaska
  • Iknowmine – Order free condoms if you live in Alaska.
Arizona
Other States and National
  • CDC GetTested – Use the Find Condoms locater for a list of free or reduced fee condom distribution sites near you.

STI/HIV Testing and Treatment Site

Knowing your STI/HIV status is important. This protects your health and the health of your partners. Free or low cost testing is available.

Maryland
Washington DC
Alaska
  • Iknowmine – Find a STI/HIV testing location if you live in Alaska.
Arizona
Other States and National

Partner Treatment

Stop the transmission! Let your partners know they need to be tested and treated for STIs/HIV. Anonymous notification is available.

Washington DC
  • DC Health and Wellness Center – Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is used to treat the partners of patients diagnosed with Chlamydia. Medicine is provided to the patient to take to his/her partner without the partner being examined.
Other States and National
  • TellYourPartner – Send your partner(s) an email or text message through TellYourPartner. It will Always be anonymous and you do not have to provide any personal information. (Everyone)

PrEP and PEP

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is a daily medicine recommended for people who are HIV negative but are at high risk for getting HIV. If it is taken daily, it is very effective at preventing HIV infection.

Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) is an emergency medicine for people who are HIV negative, but may have been exposed to HIV. It must be started within 72 hours of your exposure and taken for 28 days. PEP can stop HIV before it infects you. If you think you have been exposed, see a healthcare provider urgently.

Maryland
  • PrEP Maryland – Find places to get PrEP and PEP in Maryland.
  • PrEPme App – Get the PrEPme App and get connected to a PrEP Navigator who can answer your questions and help you through every step of getting a PrEP appointment.
  • VOISES – Connecting all Maryland youth 13-24 with health navigators for linkage to PrEP & HIV care.
Arizona
Other States and National
  • Sex Positive – Use the PrEP Map to find a PrEP provider near you.

Crisis Services

If you are in crisis and need immediate assistance, there are resources available to help.

Maryland
  • Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc (BCRI) – BCRI is Baltimore City’s only comprehensive crisis center. They provide timely and effective community-based services and run a 24/7 crisis, information, and referral hotline.

Other Resources for Teens, Young Adults, Trans People, and Everyone!

  • Advocates for Youth – An organization that champions efforts that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.
  • Bedsider – An online birth control support network for women 18-29.
  • Center for Young Women’s Health – The Center exists to help teen girls and young women, their parents, teachers, and healthcare providers, improve their understanding of normal health and development, as well as of specific diseases and conditions.
  • CDC Folded Pocket Guides – Folded pocket guides that provide important information about HIV prevention.
  • CDC Handout on Monkey Pox – Handout from the CDC about the signs, symptoms and treatment recommendations for Monkey Pox
  • Go Ask Alice – A health question and answer Internet resource produced by Alice! Health Promotion at Columbia University.
  • Iknowmine – A sexual health website created with and for youth in Alaska. Get accurate sexual health information, ask experts questions, order condoms, find STI/HIV testing and treatment clinics, and listen to other youth speak about sexual health issues.
  • It’s Your Sex Life – A public information campaign to support young people in making responsible decisions about their sexual health.
  • Native Youth Sexual Health Network – An organization for Indigenous youth that works across issues of sexual and reproductive health.
  • Phoenix Pride LGBT Center –  An organization that promotes unity, visibility and self-esteem among gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer persons.
  • Scarleteen – A website that provide comprehensive information for teens and young adults about sexuality and relationships.
  • Sex, Etc. – A website with a mission to improve teen sexual health. It includes information about STIs/HIV, pregnancy, birth control, LGBTQ youth, and much more.
  • Teen Source – A resource for teens and young adults to learn about STIs/HIV, birth control, and relationships.
  • Trans* Health Care Resources in the DMV – A website with lots of health information for Trans* people.
  • U Choose Baltimore – A website developed by the Baltimore City Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative that has information for teens and young people about birth control, sexual health, relationships, and places that offer sexual health services.
  • U=U Maryland – The Undetectable=Untransmittable Maryland Campaign aims to eliminate the stigma of living with HIV through education, empowerment and engagement.
  • VOISES – Connecting all Maryland youth 13-24 with health navigators for linkage to free STI and HIV testing and treatment, PrEP & HIV care, health insurance and more!
  • We R Native – A comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, providing content and stories about the topics that matter most to them.
  • What Gay and Bisexual Men Need to Know About Sexually Transmitted Diseases (PDF).
  • Information for Teens: Staying Healthy and Preventing STDs (PDF)
  • STDs and HIV – CDC Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline – Contact 800-227-8922