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Collaboration is key: Kenya addresses issues of service access, discrimination, and violence among key populations

February 26, 2020
Maurice Wangu, Program Assistant, EpiC Kenya Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, EpiC Njambi Njuguna, Senior Technical Advisor, EpiC Kenya [caption id="attachment_1872" align="alignleft" width="4256"] Nancy Coste/FHI 360[/caption] On Zero Discrimination Day, UNAIDS calls on countries to examine discriminatory provisions in their laws,... Continue Reading

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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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New evidence from gender-based violence research among key populations can inform HIV programming

March 21, 2019
Written by Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, FHI 360; Emily Evens, Scientist, FHI 360; & Michele Lanham, Technical Officer, FHI 360 This blog post was first featured on FHI 360's R&E Search for Evidence website. [caption id="attachment_1710" align="aligncenter" width="639"] GBV study... Continue Reading

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“Because of how you are”: Using participatory research to understand violence against transgender women in Latin America and the Caribbean

January 7, 2019
Written by Kathleen Shears, Science Writer, FHI 360, and Michele Lanham, Technical Officer, FHI 360 This blog post was first featured on FHI 360's R&E Search for Evidence blog. [caption id="attachment_1681" align="alignnone" width="3264"] LINKAGES El Salvador study team[/caption] To put... Continue Reading

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“Soy capaz de crear una mejor conexión”: Un educador inter pares de la República Dominicana reflexiona sobre cómo abordar el tema de la violencia ha cambiado su capacidad para generar un impacto

September 17, 2018
Entrevistada: Altagracia de la Rosa, Educador de Pares, CEPROSH, República Dominicana Entrevistadora: Betty Alvarez, Consultora, FHI 360 Altagracia de la Rosa es una promotora, o educadora par, que trabaja con trabajadoras sexuales en representación de CEPROSH en Puerto Plata, República Dominicana. CEPROSH... Continue Reading

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“I’m able to create a better connection”: A peer educator from the Dominican Republic reflects on how addressing violence has changed her ability to make an impact

September 17, 2018
Interviewee: Altagracia de la Rosa, Peer Educator, CEPROSH, Dominican Republic Interviewer: Betty Alvarez, Consultant, FHI 360 Altagracia de la Rosa is a promotora, or peer educator, working with sex workers on behalf of CEPROSH in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. CEPROSH has more... 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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99 Voices: A LINKAGES Photo Story

December 18, 2017
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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

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