Citation

Herman L, Mutchler MG. J. HIV AIDS Soc. Serv. 2005; 3(3): 97-103.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J187v03n03_08

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Many men and women living with HIV/AIDS are also dealing with current or past violence. HIV/AIDS services agencies would benefit from understanding the relationship and impact of violence and abuse on their specific client population. AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), an HIV prevention, advocacy and service agency for those living with and at risk of HIV, decided to investigate client intake questions regarding violence to determine if there were any behavioral patterns associated with those clients who stated they had or were currently living with violence. Substance abuse was an issue in many of those with a history of domestic violence. The implication of this study is that substance abuse, domestic violence and HIV/AIDS programs need to work collaboratively to address these intertwined issues.