NAM - Aidsmap
www.aidsmap.com
info@nam.org.uk
Is an award-winning, community-based organisation, which works from the UK. They deliver reliable and accurate HIV information across the world to HIV-positive people and to the professionals who treat, support and care for them. It has a comprehensive and searchable list of resources including support groups.
Terrence Higgins Trust
www.tht.org.uk
info@tht.org.uk
Tel: 0845 1221200 10am-10pm Mon-Fri and 12 noon-6pm Sat- Sun.
Is the leading HIV and AIDS charity in the UK, and the largest in Europe. THT was one of the first charities to be set up in response to the HIV epidemic and has been at the forefront of the fight against HIV and AIDS ever since.
Namlife
www.namlife.org
Facts about HIV and personal experiences of living with HIV.
British HIV Association (BHIVA)
www.bhiva.org
Aims to provide excellence in the care of HIV-infected individuals. BHIVA holds two regular annual conferences, which encourages UK research to be presented in a formal setting and invites eminent international speakers to present state of the art data to BHIVA members.
AVERT
www.avert.org
info@avert.org
Is an international HIV and AIDS charity based in the UK, with the aim of AVERTing HIV and AIDS worldwide. The site emphasises HIV/AIDS prevention, and there is a large and very popular section for young people, but there is also help provided for HIV positive people, with new pages on HIV treatment, and extra pages of stories from people living with HIV and AIDS.
Africa Advocacy Foundation HIV & Sexual Health
www.a-af.org
info@a-af.org
Tel: 020 7738 7238
Treatment information, advocacy & education for people from sub-Saharan Africa.
African HIV Policy Network
www.ahpn.org
The AHPN is an umbrella organisation of mostly African-led community based organisations that aims to enable Africans to speak with a collective and representative voice on matters of HIV and sexual health, with a mission to advance the health and well being of Africans living in the UK.
Ensuring Positive Futures
www.e-pf.org.uk
Ensuring Positive Futures is an innovative employability programme for people living with HIV in the UK. The project has now come to an end, and they can no longer offer any services. However their website will remain online as it contains loads of useful information about HIV in the workplace.
European Community AIDS Programme
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/health/ph_threats/com/aids/aids_en.htm
The objectives of the programme are to help contain the spread of AIDS and reduce mortality and morbidity due to communicable diseases by encouraging cooperation between Member States; by promoting cooperation between prevention policies and programmes; and by supporting the activities of non-governmental organisations, including organisations for people affected by HIV.
George House Trust
www.ght.org.uk/ght/index.php
Is the HIV Voluntary Organisation for the North West of England. Support people living with and affected by HIV and campaign for the best quality of life for all people with HIV.
GMFA- A gay men's health charity
www.gmfa.org.uk
gmfa@gmfa.org.uk
Tel: 020 7738 6872
A gay men's health charity.
HIV/AIDS Statistics
www.hpa.org.uk/Topics/InfectiousDiseases/
Epidemiological data on HIV and AIDS from the Health Protection Agency.
i-base
i-base.info
admin@i-base.org.uk
Tel: 0808 800 6013 Mon, Tues, Wed 12-4 pm.
HIV treatment information for healthcare professionals and HIV-positive people. I-base will answer your questions by email.
JAT
http://jat-uk.org
Tel: 020 8952 5253
DVS House, 4 Spring Villa Road, Edgware, Middlesex HA8 7EB
Is the only organisation in the UK providing sexual health and HIV awareness programmes for the Jewish community and support for Jewish people living with HIV.
Learning Plus
www.tht.org.uk/howwecanhelpyou/livingwithhiv/learningplus/
THT runs a free course called Learning Plus - a positive self-management programme (PSMP) which helps by giving tools and techniques to allow people with HIV to take control of their health and manage their condition better.
Living Stories
www.livingstories.org.uk/
An audio website where you can hear people's stories of living with haemophilia and HIV. The site also contains factual information about haemophilia and HIV.
National AIDS Trust (NAT)
www.nat.org.uk
info@nat.org.uk
Tel: 020 7814 6767
The National AIDS Trust (NAT) is the UK's leading independent policy and campaigning voice on HIV and AIDS.
National Long Term Survivors Group
www.nltsg.org.uk
The National Long Term Survivors Group holds several "Living Proof" weekend retreats a year. They run a programme of activities and provide a safe, relaxed place to meet other people who have also been living with HIV and AIDS for five or more years.
Naz Project London (NPL)
www.naz.org.uk
npl@naz.org.uk
Tel: 020 8741 1879
Provides sexual health and HIV prevention and support services to targetted Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities in London. NPL aims to educate and empower communities to face up to the challenges of sexual health and the AIDS pandemic, and to mobilise the support networks that exist for people living with HIV/AIDS.
PCS - HIV in the workplace
www.pcs.org.uk
Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) - HIV in the workplace - negotiators' guidance offers advice and guidance for those faced with discrimination at work.
Point of Diagnosis
Anyone with cancer, MS or HIV is now protected against unfair treatment in the workplace, education, housing or in accessing services from the point of diagnosis. This site provides information about the Disability Discrimination Act and advice about discrimination.
Positively Women
www.positivelywomen.org.uk
info@positivelyuk.org
Tel: 020 7713 0222
Provides support services for women living with HIV, by women living with HIV. Services provided: peer support and advocacy; information on treatments; creche facilities and therapeutic services for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS; structured volunteer and training programmes. Women living with HIV answer our helpline from Monday - Friday, 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm. PW will ring you back free of charge.
UNAIDS (United Nations AIDS Programme)
www.unaids.org/en/
As the leading advocate for worldwide action against HIV/AIDS, the global mission of UNAIDS is to lead, strengthen and support an expanded response to the epidemic that will prevent the spread of HIV, provide care and support for those infected and affected by the disease, reduce the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS and alleviate the socioeconomic and human impact of the epidemic.
World Health Organisation (HIV/AIDS pages)
www.who.int/hiv/en/
The HIV/AIDS Department, located in the Family and Community Health Cluster, was created in December 2000 to coordinate a more strategic, organization-wide response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and to enable WHO to provide enhanced technical support in HIV/AIDS to countries and regional offices.
Contact a Family
www.cafamily.org.uk
Tel: 0808 808 3555
Is the only UK-wide charity providing advice, information and support to the parents of all disabled children - no matter what their health condition. We also enable parents to get in contact with other families, both on a local and national basis.
MIND (National Association for Mental Health)
www.mind.org.uk
info@mind.org.uk
Tel: 0845 766 0163
You can also ring MIND from anywhere in the country for the cost of a local call. The MindinfoLine is open Mondays to Fridays 9:15am to 5:15pm. Deaf or speech impaired enquirers can contact us on the same number (if you are using BT Textdirect add the prefix 18001). Mind use Language Line, the telephone translation and interpreting service with access to more than 100 languages. You can also write or contact Mind via email. The service is run by a dedicated team of specialists, responding to more than 20,000 enquiries a year. Topics range from types of mental distress, where to get help and drug treatments, to alternative therapies.
