Women and HIV

If you are a woman living with HIV, Positive Life offers you peer support from another woman living with HIV, in a safe and friendly environment.

If you are a woman living with HIV and you want some support, please contact us to speak to a peer living with HIV by calling (02) 8357 8386 or 1800 245 677 (freecall) or email contact@positivelife.org.au

We can support you:

with your decision-making to disclose your HIV status safely in relationships
to raise your health questions and concerns with your clinicians and get answers
to increase your ability to overcome the effects of gender-based violence
to make quality decisions about your health to keep you connected with your healthcare providers.

We have online and face-to-face groups. These include:

The Women’s Room (aged under 45 years of Age) and For Women (aged over 45 years) online on alternate months
The Women’s Space, a dedicated women’s page in the Talkabout magazine where you can to share your stories and get information related to women living with HIV
Positive Life NSW recognises and celebrates the annual National Day of Women Living with HIV (NDWLHIV) on 9 March.
Our face-to-face monthly Social Club for heterosexual men and women over a meal

For more details please check our events calendar.

We also work alongside other HIV service providers to ensure you get the best quality services as a woman living with HIV in NSW.