October 28, 2016
10-11am PDT / 1-2pm EDT
via HIVE
- Trauma is associated with increased HIV vulnerability, higher HIV incidence, faster disease progression & more hospitalizations.
- Unaddressed trauma is associated with twice the rate of death among women living with HIV.
- Violence and/or trauma rupture women’s relationships with self, partners, family members & medical system.
- HIV criminalization laws enforce long histories of systemic oppression, further stigmatizing women.
- Addressing trauma is necessary to support women living with or at risk of acquiring HIV.
Join us on Friday, October 28th, 2016 at 10am PT/1pm ET for a Google+ Hangout on Air as we talk about the way forward towards healing and supporting resiliency in the women we care for.
Panelists include:
- Dr. Carmen Landau, MD: Southwestern Women’s Options
- Gina Brown, MSW: Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies
- Jenee Johnson, CCPC: San Francisco Black Infant Health
- Dr. Karen A. Scott, MD, FACOG: Sexual and Reproductive Health Epidemiologist
- Karishma Oza, MPH: HIVE Program Coordinator
- Kelly Costello, MSW: Homeless Prenatal Program
- Shannon Weber, MSW: HIVE Director
Moderated by: Yamini Oseguera-Bhatnagar, HIVE
Need more info? Email Yamini at yamini@hiveonline.org.
