Sexual Abuse of Children and HIV

Beyond Vulnerability: Breaking the Link Between Violence and HIV Risk for Young People (Spring 2013)
In Prevention in Focus: Spotlight on Programming and Research, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
On TheBodyPRO.com
Rae Lewis-Thornton: A Diva Talks About Her HIV Diagnosis and Childhood of Abuse (Video) (September 12, 2012)
From TheBody.com
Sexual Abuse in Childhood Raises Risk of HIV and Other Sexual Infections (August 2012)
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In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
On TheBodyPRO.com
Past Sexual Abuse May Put Boys at Risk for Unsafe Sex (April 16, 2012)
From TheBody.com
A Moral Dilemma: Where Do You Stand? A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (November 10, 2011)
"The larger question and my bottom line, What About The Children? As I began to understand the case it saddened me to know that the children were failed. There were so many chances to STOP Sandusky not just at Penn State, but also with the authorities. Read this timeline below, it's deep."
From TheBody.com
Together for Girls Partnership: Ending Sexual Violence Against Girls (October 24, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
High Prevalence of Childhood Emotional, Physical and Sexual Trauma Among a Canadian Cohort of HIV-Seropositive Illicit Drug Users (August 17, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This Is What Sexual Abuse Looks Like: Eddie Long and R. Kelly! A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (July 27, 2011)
"Can you imagine a 13-year-old girl idolizing R. Kelly being excited that he chose her to hang out with him, to in the end be sexually abused, taped and urinated on. I wonder what she felt when she walked out of that room. I know what it's like to walk away from abuse and not really understand that you were abused."
From TheBody.com
The Day I Was Pronounced Dead: A Blog Entry by Ellisya (July 14, 2011)
"We are going to fight this every day. No matter how long it takes, one day our fight might help the next people who have to live with HIV. I remember the day I found out I had HIV felt like the day I was pronounced dead, but instead I came alive."
From TheBody.com
Experiencing Childhood Violence Increases HIV Risk for Men in Adulthood (May 4, 2011)

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