Over the coming months this blog will expand with other things to consider; thinking about treatment, thinking about sex, thinking about disclosing, thinking about me, thinking about getting involved with the sector. Today, let’s focus on the topic at hand, Newly …
This week’s topic of Resilience is discussed as a follow on from the recent blog regarding Mental Health. The following information is adapted from The Road To Resilience article produced by the APA. The full text is available at: www.apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience.aspx How …
Peter Watts reports There is the view that condoms don’t take a lot of effort or preparation to use. They do. Although condoms offer optimal and traditional prevention against HIV, over time the proportion of gay men reporting condom-less anal sex …
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are a priority population for HIV prevention interventions to target. In 2013, 71% of all new diagnoses of HIV in Australia were attributable to MSM 1. In order to create effective HIV prevention interventions, we need to …
Active participation in healthcare leads to improved health outcomes. Research studies have indicated that consumers who understand their health conditions and who are actively involved in decisions about their own care are more likely to value treatment programs and have better health …
This is part B of the blog article Stuck in the Mud – GET ME OUTA HERE! And follows on from information about depression and anxiety… It is good to know that treatments do exist and can help – the first step …
People use all sorts of metaphors to describe feelings related to stress, anxiety or depression….such as the above example of “I feel like I am stuck in heavy mud”. We all have good days and not so good days when …
Queensland is a big State with a greatly dispursed population, which makes it a big challenge to ensure all Queenslanders have equitable access to the health care system. In regional and remote areas, it is also a challenge to maintain skilled …
If there is one ultimate, undeniable truth about HIV; is that it is complicated. There is no denying that. However, HIV stigma is the one challenge that permeates all aspects of HIV and is arguably the most difficult. We have written …
As a HIV positive person, I’m all too aware of the rejection that often comes with disclosure. Thanks to the stigma and discrimination which is still to entrenched and festering throughout our society, fear of rejection seems prevalent whenever we disclose; …
Queensland Positive People acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the many lands and waters upon which we work and live, paying particular respect to the Turrbal and Jagera peoples of Meanjin upon which our Manilla and Ann Street offices are based.
We recognise that this land is unceded and has always been under First Nations custodianship. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and to future community leaders. QPP also acknowledges the important role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people hold in the communities we work alongside, and also acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who access our service and website.
