In this episode, we'll hear an excerpt from our recent HIVision forum entitled Abuse and Trauma: Lessons for HIV prevention and care. Moderator Michael Siever asked the panel how gender and sexuality interact with trauma, abuse and HIV. This epsisode includes commentary from three of the panelists, Cheryl Gore-Felton, Ann Brennan and John Williams.
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In this episode, we'll be talking with Dr. Cheryl Gore-Felton about abuse and trauma and how they affect the health of people living with HIV and AIDS. Dr. Gore-Felton is an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University Medical Center, and the director of clinical intervention research with the Center on Stress and Health at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She will be a panelist at our upcoming HIVision forum entitled "Abuse and Trauma: Lessons for HIV Prevention and Care." To RSVP for this free forum in San Francisco, please call 415-487-3073 or email hivision@sfaf.org.
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In this episode, Dr. Michael Siever, the Foundation's Director of Behavioral Health Sciences and the founder of the Stonewall Project, discusses the effects of abuse and trauma among gay men. Studies have shown that links exist between abuse and trauma and a greater potential for drug abuse and increased HIV risk behaviors.
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