The Homeless & HIV/AIDS
- NYC Council Votes to Sue DHS Over "Prove You're Homeless" Policy (November 29, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Video: Theater Helps People With HIV Face "Big Apple" Challenges (November 16, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Couch Surfing Is "Adequate Shelter" Says Homeless Commish Seth Diamond (November 9, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Population-Level Effects of Uninterrupted Health Insurance on Services Use Among HIV-Positive Unstably Housed Adults (August 12, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Michigan: Young Activists Seek More Aid for Homeless (July 29, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Effect of Early Maltreatment, Victimization and Partner Violence on HIV Risk Behavior Among Homeless Young Adults (April 19, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Homeless Activists Carry Out Triple Interruption at City Council Meeting (October 27, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Video: Homeless Activists Disrupt Hearing; Jackson, Dilan Agree to Meeting (October 20, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Public Health and Homelessness: A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (August 24, 2010)
From The Body
- Illinois: Clinton Says Reform Vital to Homeless With HIV (November 12, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Reducing Risky Sexual Behavior and Substance Use Among Currently and Formerly Homeless Adults Living With HIV (September 2, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Associations Between Substance Use, Sexual Risk Taking and HIV Treatment Adherence Among Homeless People Living With HIV (July 2, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Homes Not Handcuffs: The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities (PDF) (July 2009)
From The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty and The National Coalition for the Homeless
- Antidepressants Can Significantly Reduce Viral Load by Improving Adherence Among Homeless or Marginally Housed Patients, Study Says (February 10, 2009)
Antidepressant use had a small (.8 log) but statistically significant effect on viral load reduction among 418 homeless and marginally housed adults who had initiated HAART, found Alexander Tsai, M.D., Ph.D., et al. However, that benefit vanished after adjusting for adherence, suggesting that improved adherence was the reason behind the viral load reduction, not a biological effect of antidepressant use.
In The 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Young, Positive and Homeless (Winter 2008/2009)
Two experts provide an overview of the chilling situation involving homelessness, youth and HIV in the U.S., and offer suggestions on how to improve it.
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- Washington, D.C., Homeless Center Offers More Than Just Shelter to People With HIV (December 2, 2008)
In The Washington Times
- Solidarity Workshop: How to Do Activist Teach-Ins at a Homeless Shelter (May/June 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
In Solidarity Project, from Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
- A Lone Activist Survives an Urban Shelter System (May/June 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
In Solidarity Project, from Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
- "Melting Pot" of HIV-Positive Men Finds Refuge in Unique Chicago Boarding House (April 20, 2008)
In The Chicago Tribune
- Recently Homeless Youth More Likely to Engage in Risky Sex, Increasing Risk of HIV, Other STIs, Study Says (January 9, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Texas: Federal Aid to Area Homeless to Jump 20 Percent (December 28, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- November Issue of AIDS and Behavor Finds "Powerful Link" Between Housing and HIV Transmission (November 15, 2007)
To read PDF, click here.
From National AIDS Housing Coalition
- What Are Homeless Persons’ HIV Prevention Needs? (September 2005)
From Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
- Three of Four HIV-Positive Homeless in San Francisco Also Have HCV (April 5, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Starting Therapy and Adherence: Moving Beyond Pill Boxes and Timers (April 28, 2003)
[Archived Article]
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Washington: Homeless Hit Hardest by a Continuing TB Outbreak (March 24, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Homeless New Yorkers With AIDS on Rise (December 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Eye on Ending Homelessness (June/July 2002)
Gov. Gray Davis launches a new initiative for California.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Which State Is "Meanest?" For People Who Are Poor, California Is the Pits, Claims a New Report (April/May 2002)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Health Risk Behaviors Among Homeless Teens (August 17, 2001)
[Archived Article]
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
- No More Homelessness in U.S. Is National Alliance's Vision for Future (August 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Homelessness & HIV (Summer 2000)
To read PDF, click here.
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Effective Intervention Is Possible in the Inner City (August 1996)
[Archived Article]
Transmission rates can be reduced, even among the indigent, homeless, and socially marginalized.
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
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