Support

Group Support

We currently provide a number of peer-led support groups and a drop-in space for helping meet the needs of individuals, families, children and young peopleliving with/affected by HIV. These groups enable people with a similar or shared experience to come together to share information, their thoughts and feelings, talk through problems and concrens, develop coping strategies, and build a wider network of support and friendship into their lives. Individuals can also drop-in when they want.

Individual Support

We provide independent, culturally sensitive and confidential services tailored to individuals' needs at all times:

• Emotional support for indivuals and families
• Support and referrals to other specialist services
• Advocacy, information and support in relation to immigration, housing, welfare benefits and hardship grants for people with HIV
• Information and support around HIV treatments and adherence
• Advice sessions on baby feeding and breast-feeding for HIV positive pregnant women & new mothers
• Support and help for individuals and families to develop coping strategies
• Hospital and home visits
• Complementary therapies
• Emotional and practical help to support your children, to protect their rights and to keep them safe and well
• Work closely with hospitals to provide a linked service for peopl living with HIV
• We provide a comprehensive welfare rights service, including support to obtain benefits, what to apply for and help to access external charitable funds for small grants
• Information on nutrition and referrals to community dieticians for advice