The Special Needs Clinic was founded in 1992 and specializes in the mental health treatment of HIV-affected families.
Sheila began as an intern, became their first employee, and then a co-director.
With Sheila’s help, the clinic has treated almost two thousand patients:
Since its inception, the clinic has treated over 1,600 socioeconomically disadvantaged children, adolescents, and adult family members who are themselves HIV-positive or are living in families with HIV-infected and/or drug-addicted family members; it currently has approximately 300 patients at any one time and is staffed by more than 20 clinicians and lay staff.