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Everyone deserves to live free of violence: How HIV and GBV service integration can improve lives and effectively address twin epidemics

January 13, 2020
Robyn Dayton, Technical Advisor, LINKAGES Betty Alvarez, Consultant, FHI 360 This blog post was original published here on FHI 360's R&E Search for Evidence. Click here to read this post in Spanish. In the Dominican Republic, one of the questions most... Continue Reading

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Walking the walk: LINKAGES and EpiC’s active response to gender-based violence

November 25, 2019
Aubrey Weber, Research Utilization, FHI 360 Robyn Dayton, HIV Division, FHI 360 Josefina Rojas, CEPROSH, Dominican Republic Sopha Nith, LINKAGES Cambodia Dr. Sou Sanith, Battambang Provincial Health Department, Cambodia Maurice Wangu, EpiC/FHI 360 Kenya [caption id="attachment_1820" align="alignleft" width="1195"] FHI 360[/caption]... Continue Reading

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Integrating comprehensive violence prevention and response into HIV programs for key populations: Reducing risks and removing barriers to care

March 26, 2018
Webinar hosted by the LINKAGES project as part of the Key Populations: Evidence in action series. To access the audio recording of the webinar, please click here. On March 22nd, the USAID- and PEPFAR-supported LINKAGES project hosted the fourth webinar... Continue Reading

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Safety and security: Protecting the implementers of key population HIV programs around the world

March 19, 2018
Written by Revati Chawla, Lead Programmes, International HIV/AIDS Alliance “You can only be a good activist if you are alive and well!” These are the profound words of Dennis Wamala, who has experienced violations of his own personal safety while... Continue Reading

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THIS IS OUR MANTRA: A LINKAGES PHOTO STORY

February 20, 2018
Click the image below to open the LINKAGES photo story for World Day of Social Justice. Continue Reading

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Addressing violence in HIV programs for key populations: Opportunities for integration

December 8, 2017
In commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, LINKAGES’ new infographic explores how HIV programs for key populations can address violence. The infographic highlights the global prevalence of HIV and violence among key populations, the impact... Continue Reading

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International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

December 16, 2016
The Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) exists to uphold the voice of sex workers globally and connect regional networks advocating for the rights of female, male, and transgender sex workers. NSWP represents 264 sex-worker-led organizations in 79 countries.... Continue Reading

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Key Population Hero: Addressing stigma and discrimination among LGBT people in Kenya

December 9, 2016
Written by Levis Nderitu, co-founder, Sullivan Reed Sullivan Reed is an organization in Nairobi, Kenya that specializes in the economic and social empowerment of LGBT people in Kenya, where homosexuality is criminalized and HIV prevalence is almost three times higher... Continue Reading

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Reducing Gender-Based Violence Against Women Who use Drugs: The Right to be Free

December 7, 2016
Written by Judy Chang, Board Member, International Network of People who use Drugs Globally, it is estimated that one out of three women experiences gender-based violence (GBV) in her lifetime. Data on women who use drugs and their experiences of violence... Continue Reading
Let’s acknowledge that gender-based violence also affects transgender people and other key populations

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Let’s acknowledge that gender-based violence also affects transgender people and other key populations

November 28, 2016
Written by Hally Mahler, Project Director, FHI 360 LINKAGES and Rose Wilcher, Director, Research Utilization, FHI 360 Last year, a friend and colleague, Beyonce Karungi, wrote about what it is like to be a transgender woman in Uganda. She talked about being... Continue Reading

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Assessment

A questionnaire or “screener” meant to be used with individual patients in a clinical setting to screen for, help diagnose, or monitor progress for individual mental health conditions.

Intervention

Larger packages or broader-reaching resources that describe actions or activities to be implemented. These may be appropriate for individuals, groups, and/or programs.

Anxiety

Feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness that may occur as a reaction to stress. Anxiety can be a symptom or a feeling; it can also be a clinical diagnosis of a mental health condition.

Burnout

A state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress, typically related to one’s work, that is not managed well. Burnout is considered an occupational phenomenon.

Clinical diagnoses

Mental or neuropsychiatric disorders, or disruptive, unusual, or maladaptive behaviors that have been evaluated and diagnosed by a trained medical professional.

Depression

A mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.

Disability

A physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movements, senses, or activities.

Insomnia

A sleep disorder, or disordered sleep pattern, characterized by trouble falling and/or staying asleep.

Overall well-being

The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy; judging one’s own life positively; generally, “feeling good.”

Post-traumatic stress (PTS)

A normal adaptive response to traumatic or stressful life events that can result in a wide range of distressing symptoms. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) differs from PTS and is a clinical diagnosis.

Self-efficacy

An individual’s belief in their capacity to act in the ways necessary to reach specific goals.

Self-harm/suicidality

Deliberate injury to oneself as an emotional coping mechanism, ranging from cutting oneself to suicide. Expressions of self-harm and/or suicidality are usually considered an emergency and should be assessed and managed by a trained professional.

Social support

The perception that one is cared for, has assistance available if needed, and that one is part of a supportive social network.

Stress

Any type of change to one’s internal or external environment that causes physical, emotional, or psychological strain. “Managing stress” is an effort to return from this state of strain or disturbance to homeostasis or well-being.

Substance abuse

Use of a substance (usually drugs or alcohol) in amounts or by methods that are harmful to oneself or others. Substance use disorder (SUD) and addiction are distinct clinical diagnoses.

Trauma

Lasting biopsychosocial and/or emotional response that often results from experiencing a terrible event such as an accident, crime, military combat, or natural disaster, or a series of chronic traumatic events like persistent abuse or neglect.

Program beneficiary

Individual who receives program services; an entire group or population may be the recipient of services.

Service provider

Individual who directly provides services to another individual, group, or population (the “program beneficiary”) through a program.

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