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Early 80's: AIDS is, for many, a mysterious and frightening illness. As it begins to strike increasing numbers of residents in drug treatment programs, it becomes abundantly clear that the needs of people struggling with both the disease and substance abuse require resources beyond the capability of existing programs.
1988: Project Return (now Palladia) and Samaritan Village join forces to address the needs of the new and growing population of people with HIV and chemical dependency. Their joint venture will later become known as PSI.
1990: PSI opens a 66 bed Residential Health Care Facility (RHCF) with financial assistance from Housing Enterprise for the Less Privileged (HELP) and Burchman Terrio, an urban planning and development consulting firm.
1992: John Cavallaro joins PSI as the leader of the executive team.
1993: PSI hosts its first annual graduation & induction into the Honor Society.
1994: PSI establishes the COBRA Case Management program, licensed by the NY State Department of Health’s AIDS Institute. With this new program, PSI expands its mission to include all people with HIV/AIDS and those at high risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.
1997: PSI opens an Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) facility in the Bronx.
1998: Ryan White funds a pilot ADHC facility in Queens.
2004: PSI opens an ADHC facility in Brooklyn.
2005: The ADHC pilot in Brooklyn becomes permanent.
2007: PSI opens Primary Care facilities in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. With this new program, PSI expands its mission again, this time to include all people in need of primary medical care and mental health services.
2007: PSI’s Medical Care Providers became accredited HIV Specialists by the American Academy of HIV Medicine, ensuring that Accredited HIV Specialists are working with clients at each location.