By Andrew Heslop|2023-08-25T11:28:03+10:0027 July 2022|Categories: Health, Mental Health|Tags: HIV stigma, social support|
Positive Life offers ways to build and develop your friendship networks to lessen the effects of HIV stigma.
By Tyler Marks|2023-08-25T15:38:57+10:0017 December 2020|Categories: Health, Mental Health, Opinion|Tags: ageing support, living long-term with HIV, social isolation, social support|
While those of us living with HIV have an increasing life expectancy, many of us face greater loneliness
By Guest|2023-08-25T16:02:16+10:0027 February 2020|Categories: Mental Health, Opinion|Tags: AIDS-defining illness, combination anti-retroviral therapy (cART), early 90s, HIV stigma, late 80s, personal stories, PrEP, social support, TasP, U=U, undetectable viral load (UVL)|
I have been living with HIV for over 22 years, five of which I was unaware I was positive.
By Jono Hendl|2023-08-25T16:09:53+10:008 February 2019|Categories: Employment and Vocational Support|Tags: employment, Employment and Vocational Support, social support, volunteering|
Our employment and vocational support program, is a different kind of back-to-work program that puts you back in the driver's seat.
By Tim|2023-09-13T11:58:46+10:0027 July 2017|Categories: Mental Health|Tags: HIV diagnosis, HIV stigma, mental health, RU OK?, social support, social support group|
Today it is easier than ever to ‘slip through the cracks’.
By David|2023-09-13T12:06:56+10:0017 July 2017|Categories: Health, Mental Health|Tags: mental health, social support|
For people living with HIV, maintaining our fitness is important for physical and mental health.
By Cameron Darling|2023-08-25T16:37:52+10:0010 October 2016|Categories: Housing|Tags: accommodation, housing inspection, medication review, NSW Department of Housing, social support, Tenancy agreement|
Any reviews, such as benefits, tenancy, medication etc, can be stressful but they're just part of the process.
By David Crawford|2023-08-25T16:43:14+10:0026 May 2016|Categories: Mental Health, Treatments|Tags: HIV and disclosure, peer support, social support, suicide|
There are many myths about what it means to live with HIV today and we need to dismantle them.
By PLNSW|2023-09-11T12:37:09+10:0029 March 2015|Tags: HIV diagnosis, social support|
Get in touch with Positive Life to find other people living with HIV, to answer your questions, and share up-to-date information to navigate your HIV journey. We also offer a number of social support [...]
By PLNSW|2022-04-04T14:38:16+10:0029 March 2015|Tags: social support|
There are a range of community support groups in NSW for people living with HIV. Please check directly with the agency, service or organisation offering these get togethers to confirm any changes in response [...]