World Mental Health Day – a blog by our CEO
10 October 2022
10th October marks World Mental Health Day – a day to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world, and among our communities. In
10th October marks World Mental Health Day – a day to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world, and among our communities. In
The first week of June marks the National Volunteers’ Week when we appreciate and recognise the hard work and dedication of our volunteers. In the next days we will spotlight several of them in this blog.
Memory Sachikonye, our Admin and Finance Lead, is one of the most inspirational and versatile women we know. From being a newly arrived migrant to
Many people don’t test for HIV because they’re scared of a positive result, they don’t think HIV affects them or they don’t think they’ve been at risk or are vulnerable to HIV. In support of National HIV testing week, read Jane’s story of receiving a positive HIV diagnosis and what happens afterwards.
Many people don’t test for HIV because they’re scared of a positive result, they don’t think HIV affects them or they don’t think they’ve been at risk or are vulnerable to HIV. In support of National HIV testing week, read Marcia’s story of receiving a positive HIV diagnosis and what happens afterwards.
Many people don’t test for HIV because they’re scared of a positive result, they don’t think HIV affects them or they don’t think they’ve been at risk or are vulnerable to HIV. In support of National HIV testing week, read Juno’s story of receiving a positive HIV diagnosis and what happens afterwards.
I got HIV while I was in a relationship and I am an example that HIV can actually happen to anyone no matter if you fall in any of the categories or have behaviours considered at risk. When disclosing to different people as much as I found support I also felt many thought that they were not at risk of getting HIV as somehow they felt it only affects people from certain ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations or those who have promiscuous behaviours.
My name is Sue and I have been diagnosed with HIV since March 1997, at the age of 25. When I first went to the clinic to ask for a test I was told that I wasn’t in a ‘high risk’ group. As I wasn’t a drug user, I wasn’t having ‘promiscuous’ sex and I was a white European. I still went ahead and had the test and the rest is history.
A main barrier to some people taking an HIV test is fear of a positive result and the impact it might have on their lives. In support of National HIV testing week, read Aicha’s story of receiving a positive HIV diagnosis and what happens afterwards.
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