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Women, HIV & Intimate Partner Violence: New Campaign Puts Spotlight on Little-Known Issue During National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Coinciding with National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Greater Than AIDS today launched Empowered: Women, HIV and Intimate Partner Violence to bring more attention to the issues and provide resources for women who may be at risk of, or dealing with, abuse and HIV.

Flyer that reads "1 in 2 Women with HIV Experiences Intimate Partner Violence".

One out of Two Women Living with HIV Experiences Intimate Partner Violence: The Intersection of Violence, Trauma and Women Living with HIV

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and The Well Project is dedicated to raising awareness about the intersection of violence, trauma, women, and HIV, and helping end violence against women living with HIV. What is the connection?

Many people sitting and standing at conference, with multiple screens hanging from ceiling.

Update from CROI 2015

The annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) was held in Seattle, Washington from February 23 through February 26, 2015.

The Well Project Welcomes New Team Members

February 25, 2015 - Brooklyn, NY. Over the past year, we have been working hard to optimize The Well Project’s programs, and in doing so, have needed to increase our staff and advisors so that we can continue to best represent our audience’s needs. We are very pleased to announce a number of important recent additions to The Well Project team...

Update from the 4th International Workshop on HIV & Women (January 2014)

Last week, the 4th International Workshop on HIV & Women convened in Washington, DC. As the most well-attended meeting yet, it was a huge success.

A Girl Like Me at the PWN Summit!

September 8, 2014 - Brooklyn, NY. As many of you know, a primary focus of The Well Project is to offer community support and advocacy development initiatives to address stigma, discrimination, and the need for enhanced leadership for women and girls. HIV treatment advocacy means many things to many people, but at its core, it focuses on optimizing the quality of--and increasing access to--care and treatment for people living with HIV.

Highlights from AIDS 2014: an Interview with Judy Auerbach

Judith Auerbach, Ph.D., is a public sociologist, independent science and policy consultant, and adjunct professor in the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) who has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to helping women with HIV.

Thursday, May 15, 2014 — A group of 68 leading HIV/AIDS and health organizations today reiterated their strong support for oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an important HIV prevention strategy for men and women at risk of HIV infection. The diverse group of advocates, researchers and service providers hailed new HIV PrEP guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a science-driven, public health approach to what remains a major health crisis in the United States.

The annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) took place in Boston, Massachusetts from March 3 through March 6, 2014.

February 19, 2014 - Brooklyn, NY. The Well Project, a premier resource for information about women and HIV, today announced the launch of its new website (www.thewellproject.org), featuring improved functionality, broader global access, and increased social connectivity. The new website was developed in consultation with The Well Project’s community advisory board, an international group of women living with HIV.