TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST DAY OF ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV

#PWNSPEAKS 61.1% of US WLHIV have experienced lifetime sexual assault – five times the rate among the general population #ENDVAWHIV

#ENDVAWHIV 55.3% of WLHIV have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV), almost twice the rate reported in a national sample of women

The estimated rate of lifetime abuse among WLHIV is 71 The estimated rate of lifetime abuse among WLHIV is 71.6%, compared to 39% in a national sample #ENDVAWHIV

#PWNSPEAKS We demand bold leadership to address violence against women living with HIV and its traumatic effects from the federal, state and local governments, clinics, and community-based organizations.

Breaking Our Chains #PWNSPEAKS

Ending the Culture of Violence #ENDVAWHIV #PWNSPEAKS

THE PROBLEM 3 in every 4 U.S women living with HIV report a history of violence compared with 1 in every 4 women in the general population #ENDVAWHIV #PWNSPEAKS

Support Economic Empowerment THE SOLUTION Support Economic Empowerment and Self-Sufficiency for Women Living with HIV WWW.PWN-USA.ORG

END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WITH HIV #ENDVAWHIV #PWNSPEAKS END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV

THE SOLUTION Implementation of Trauma-Informed Services and Programs for WLHIV #PWNSPEAKS

POSITIVE WOMENS’S NETWORK-USA Supports Laws, Policies, Programs and Culture that Promote Safety and Healing from Trauma for Women Living with HIV

THE PROBLEM Abuse and violence negatively impact health outcomes for women with HIV

THE SOLUTION #PWNSPEAKS Repeal Laws that Place Women Living with HIV at Disproportionate Risk for Violence, including Laws Criminalizing HIV, Drug Use and Sex Work #PWNSPEAKS

END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV #PWNSPEAKS #ENDVAWHIV

Linkages between HIV and Domestic Violence Services THE SOLUTION Advance Partnerships and Linkages between HIV and Domestic Violence Services #PWNSPEAKS #ENDVAWHIV

END THE CULTURE OF VIOLENCE Some Women Living with HIV have faced Violence following disclosure of their HIV Status

THE PROBLEM #ENDVAWHIV Most Women Living with HIV have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) #ENDVAWHIV

DAY OF ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV OCTOBER 23RD DAY OF ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV

PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ORGANIZE A LOCAL EVENT COMMUNITY WALK WATCH PARTY MEET WITH POLICY MAKERS JOIN IN ON SOCIAL MEDIA TINYURL.COM/ENDVAWHIV #ENDVAWHIV #PWNSPEAKS @USPWN INSTAGRAM.COM/USAPWN WWW.PWN-USA.ORG