Category: 08: Peer Support

08: Peer Support, 21. About Positive Peers

HIV Privacy and Positive Peers

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

  By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center HIV privacy was one of the biggest issues we kept in […]
08: Peer Support, 15: Trans and HIV

Job Hunting When Trans or Non-Binary

by Louis Catania

By: Louis Catania, Patient Navigator, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center That’s right—we’re here to help get you employed! 💼🤑 We’ll tackle the tricky […]
08: Peer Support, 17: Young and Positive, 19: Key Health Partners

Building an effective HIV youth support group

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center You might think that living with HIV affects everyone the same, regardless […]
05: HIV Healthcare, 08: Peer Support

Motivation for HIV patients to stay on HIV treatment

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Healthy living feels like work, am I right? 😓 That is true […]
08: Peer Support

Where are my HIV+ friends? HIV and loneliness.

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Friendship is a wildly underrated medication. - Anna Deavere Smith Friendships are […]
08: Peer Support

HIV support groups: what are they, and should I join one?

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Even if you are already getting support from friends or family, having […]
08: Peer Support, 12: Mental health, 17: Young and Positive

These Body Positive Accounts Are All About Spreading the Self-Love

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center It’s soooo important to love our bodies and nourish them both physically […]
08: Peer Support, 12: Mental health

The impact of self-stigma and living with HIV

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center If only the best way to decrease self-stigma about living with HIV […]
08: Peer Support, 12: Mental health

Coping with grief when friends die from HIV-related issues

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Losing someone you love is one of the hardest things in the world. When you’re living with HIV, their death can be even harder if […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 08: Peer Support, 17: Young and Positive

Tips for being your best professional self

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Getting a job that is meaningful to you — and keeping it […]