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Terrence Higgins Trust
Rob Tocknell
Terrence Higgins Trust
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Terrence Higgins Trust
Established in 1982 following the death of TerryHiggins
25th anniversary this year.
To support people living with HIV
To support people with other aspects of sexualhealth
To work with initiatives to prevent HIV and STItransmission
To lobby for support for HIV as a cause
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Biggest HIV and SexualHealth charity inEurope
28 Offices in England,Scotland and Wales
Employ around 300people and havearound 500 volunteers
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HIV/AIDS
HIV
Human
Immuno-deficiency
Virus
AIDS
Acquired
Immune
Deficiency
Syndrome
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Transmission
Quantity – HIV needs to be present
Quality – Good quality virus (only blood, semen,vaginal fluid and breast milk)
Route – for the virus to get from the bodily fluid of theHIV+ve person to the bodily fluid of the negativeperson
Even if exposure happens it is not certain thattransmission will take place
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Stigma
Stereotypes and Presumptions
Impact on Family and Friends
Multiple Illnesses
Issues for Partners
Criminalisation
Affects the communities already marginalised
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There is no stigma anymore!
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Global Epidemiology
40 million people are living with HIV
that’s 11,000 new infections every day
25 million people have died of AIDSsince 1981 (population of UK approx 60 million)
2,000 young people are infected everyday
There are 15 million AIDS orphans, 12million in Africa.
http://www.avert.org/worldstats.htm
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UK statistics
Estimated 70,000 adults are living with HIV
32% were unaware of their infection.
8,000 new diagnoses of HIV a year
16 people in the UK are diagnosed HIV+every day
That’s one every 70 minutes
Over 22,951 diagnoses of AIDS of which atleast 17,482 have died
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Around 25,000 people in Britain do not knowthat they have the virus that’s 32%
Calling on the Department of Health to set atarget to reduce the percentage of peoplewhose HIV infection has not been diagnosedfrom 32% to 25% by 2012.
‘Get it on’ National condom use campaign,encouraging education and use of condoms.
National Campaigns
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What we do
Prevention – information, training, outreachwork
Support – advice, counselling, groups
Clinical Services – testing services for HIVand STIs
Lobbying, fundraising, awareness raising
Health Promotion
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A Case Study - John
HIV
Hepatitis C
Alcohol Misuse
Depression
Suicidal
Not Sleeping
Housing Issues
Discrimination
Needs – support,advice care
Requesting help
Wants – to give upalcohol
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What Happened!
GUM referred to GP
GP referred to Statutory Drug and Alcoholagency and Psychiatrist
Agency referred to GUM
Psychiatrist refused to see because HIVpresent
All issues must relate to HIV !!!
THT case workers able to link services andassist John in getting his needs met.
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What we really do……….
Tom 15
HIV positive since birth
? Should he tell school mates
?Will he ever have a girlfriend
THT work with Tom about how he can disclose hisstatus and the importance of using condoms whenhe begins to have sex.
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What we really do……….
Sara
Sara has two children who are 6 and 8. Everyone atthe children’s school has now found out that Sara isHIV positive.
Now no one is allowed to come to Sara’s house toplay with her children.
THT works with the school to inform the parentsthere is no risk of their children getting HIV fromSara’s house
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Essex Services
2 Centres
Southend
Colchester
Case work, Health Promotion,Counselling, Advice, therapies supportgroups, advocacy, training, information.
Cover the whole of Essex
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Thank you
THT Direct Helpline – 0845 1221 200
www.tht.org.uk