Healing the Hurt

• http://www.poz.com/articles/Women_Trauma_HIV_2731_22821.shtml

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Sep-12

Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including any significant findings.

Healing the Hurt explored the impact of trauma on people living with HIV. A recent epidemic of attacks on women, transgender women and people with HIV exposes a link as toxic as the virus itself: Trauma not only fuels HIV, it also makes living with it harder. But HIV-positive women and their allies in the realms of science, medicine and social justice are ready to fight back — with programs, education and lifesaving advocacy.

Explain types of documents, data or Internet resources used. Were FOI or public records act requests required? How did this affect the work?

Psychological Trauma and PTSD in HIV-Positive Women: A Meta-Analysis

Recent Trauma is Associated with Antiretroviral Failure and HIV Transmission Risk Behavior Among HIV-Positive Women and Female-Identified Transgenders

Seeking Safety Therapy for Co-occurring PTSD and Substance Use Disorder in HIV-positive Transgender Women: A Feasibility Study

Women With a Vision

Healing Our Women Project Street Beat

Center of Excellence for Transgender Health University of California at San Francisco

National Domestic Violence Hotline

National Center for Transgender Equality

The Well Project

Explain types of human sources used.

Deon Haywood — Women With a Vision executive director

Cassandra Steptoe — HIV-positive woman who shared her personal story Valerie Holmes — HIV-positive woman who shared her personal story

Kat Griffith — HIV-positive woman who shared her personal story

Cecilia Chung — San Francisco health commissioner and HIV-positive trans woman who shared her personal story

Edward Machtinger, MD — Steptoe’s doctor and director of the Women’s HIV Program at the University of California at San Francsico

Anna Forbes — HIV prevention consultant

Gail Wyatt, PhD — UCLA psychologist who has pioneered research into the relationship between violence and HIV in women

JoAnne Keatley — a transgender woman who directs the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health at UCSF

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Follow-up (if any). Have you run a correction or clarification on the report or has anyone come forward to challenge its accuracy? If so, please explain.

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Advice to other journalists planning a similar story or project.

In addition to using expert sources, it’s a good idea to find individuals who are willing to share their personal story so readers are better able to understand the impact of the issue.