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

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

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

4. 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

5. #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.

6. Breaking Our Chains
#PWNSPEAKS

7. Ending the Culture of Violence
#ENDVAWHIV
#PWNSPEAKS

8. 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

9. Support Economic Empowerment
THE SOLUTION
Support Economic Empowerment
and
Self-Sufficiency for Women Living with HIV

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

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

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

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

15. 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

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

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

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

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

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

21. PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION
ORGANIZE A LOCAL EVENT
COMMUNITY WALK
WATCH PARTY
MEET WITH POLICY MAKERS
JOIN IN ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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#ENDVAWHIV
#PWNSPEAKS
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