Lifetime Survivors – Resources & Links

Below you will find resources and links for lifetime survivors

Our team organized all resources into 5 main categories: Health, Wellness, Relationships, Community, and Safety.

All resources are linked to bring you directly to it!

Medical Concerns for Women Lifetime Survivors of HIV  

1. Sexual Lives and Reproductive Health 
2. Other HIV-Related Medical Challenges 
3. Women Surviving and Thriving Over a Lifetime with HIV 
4. Treatment Experience and Challenges 
   • Adherence 
   • Drug Resistance 
   • Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care 

Care and Treatment for Children Living with HIV  

Teens and HIV: The Transition into Adulthood 

HIV Treatment as Prevention (TasP)  

Undetectable Equals Untransmittable: Building Hope and Ending HIV Stigma  

Lifetime Survivors of HIV  

Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, Pleasure, and Justice and HIV  

1. Additional resources on Sexual Health and Pleasure 

Gynecologic Care and HIV: What to Expect and Preparing for Appointments  

Resources on Reproductive Options and HIV  

1. Getting Pregnant and HIV 
2. Contraception and HIV 
3. Overview of Infant Feeding Options for Parents Living with HIV  
4. Abortion and HIV 

Why Language Matters: Facing HIV Stigma in Our Own Words 

Resources on Living Well with HIV  

1. Stress Management 
2. Physical Activity, Exercise, and HIV 
3. Nutrition and HIV 

Teens and HIV Prevention: What Parents and Providers Need to Know 

Talking with Your Children about Your HIV Status or Your Children’s Status 

Disclosure and HIV  

List of HIV-Friendly Reproductive Services and Providers in the US 

List of US-Based Providers who Support Informed Infant Feeding Choices for Parents with HIV 

Violence Against Women and HIV  

Interviews:

Kimberly Canady-Griffith: Hearts and Minds of The Well Project  

Spotlight on Ieshia Scott: Women Making a Difference 

Spotlight on Porchia Dees: Women Making a Difference 

 

Video episodes/discussions: 

Lifetime Survivors: A Girl Like Me LIVE  

As We See It: Wisdom and the Unique Experiences of Women Born with HIV   

A Girl Like Me LIVE Episode 19: Mothers and Daughters: Navigating an HIV Diagnosis 

 A Girl Like Me LIVE Episode 7: Parenting and Sharing Your HIV Status with Your Kids  

A Girl Like Me LIVE Episode 24: Talking to Teens about HIV and HIV Prevention 

 

Lifetime Survivor/Dandelions blogs on A Girl Like Me: 

Ieshia Scott 

Kim Canady 

Porchia Dees 

Derinthia Williams 

HIVictorious 

Nina Martinez  

Ashley 

Justine 

Zora Voyce 

Faith 

HIV Criminalization and Women 

Resources on the Intersection of Women, HIV, and Violence 

Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities in the Workplace in the US 

Women and HIV in US Prisons or Jails