July 06

World Federation For Mental Health Africa Initiative On Mental Health &Amp; HIV/AIDS [Pdf]

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The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) Africa Initiative on Mental Health & HIV/AIDS was started in October 2006. The purpose of the Initiative is "to raise awareness about the important relationship between mental health & HIV/AIDS." They also work to provide "effective advocacy" in order to improve services for people living with HIV/AIDS. First-time users will want to start by looking over the "News & Issues" area, and here they can peruse an introductory presentation which outlines the Initiative's main goals. The "NGO Directory" is a great resource for health care professionals and it contains a directory of over 1,000 organizations in Africa that provide or facilitate psychosocial support to people living with HIV/AIDS and caregivers. Visitors should also click on the "Expert Forum" area as well. Here they can read a summary report of a meeting which brought together key leaders from Africa in 2008 to talk about the work of the Initiative. [KMG] From Scout Report

http://www.wfmhafricainitiative.org/

July 04

Psychosomatic Medicine, June 2008, A Special Issue On HIV

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The June issue of Psychosomatic Medicine, a special issue on HIV, is available O[pen] A[ccess].
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2008/07/june-issue-of-psychosomatic-medicine-is.html

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September 23

Prevent HIV And Unintended Pregnancy : Learning From Teens

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Learning from Adolescents to Prevent HIV and Unintended Pregnancy (PDF; 418 KB)
Source: The Guttmacher Institute
From press release:

To help adolescents in developing countries protect themselves from HIV and unintended pregnancy, policymakers in the United States and abroad must acknowledge the role that sexuality plays in the lives of young people, according to the policy recommendations drawn from a major new Guttmacher Institute study in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to an overall strengthening of education and health systems, a key focus of national government efforts should be on providing high-quality, age-appropriate sex education. To be most effective, sex education in schools should reach adolescents before they begin to have sex. Because not all adolescents stay in school, sex education should begin in early primary grades.

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