News
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A call for community engagement: Exploring the harms and benefits of molecular HIV surveillance
Posted on by “The first letter in HIV stands for Human,” writes Dr. Alexander McClelland in a co-authored…
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Examining the results of CTN 297: Black PRAISE
The Black PRAISE team have pioneered a novel intervention aimed at reducing HIV-related stigma while strengthening the HIV knowledge base among Black church congregations in Ontario
Resources
Our Resource Library is a place to share documents, videos, and training resources about HIV and STBBI research and related topics.
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Canadian Public Health Association
This resource, developed in partnership with the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, explains the important role of privacy and confidentiality in reducing stigma and discrimination related to STBBIs, and offers frontline health and social service providers several strategies they can use to deal with issues related to privacy, confidentiality, the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure and stigma reduction.
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Canadian Public Health Association
This guide aims to reduce stigma by offering strategies that facilitate safer and more respectful discussions about sexual health, substance use and STBBIs between service providers and clients. The guide also offers ways to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of STBBIs.
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Canadian Public Health Association
Trauma- and violence-informed care (TVIC) is a framework that helps individuals and organizations provide safe and inclusive sexual health, substance use and STBBI-related services. TVIC reduces service barriers and promotes strategies and changes in organizations to result in more caring, compassionate, person-centered and non-judgmental care.
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Trauma- and violence-informed physical examinations and STBBI testing: A guide for service providers
Resource CategoriesTypesCanadian Public Health Association
This tool provides general recommendations for using a trauma-informed approach when performing any physical examinations or procedures, focusing on language and maneuvers intended to increase patients’ sense of comfort, safety and control during examination.
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UBC Continuing Professional Development
This course focuses on the science of U=U and how to effectively spread the message in a clear, stigma-free manner.
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US National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
This guide includes language suggestions for communicating about HIV and related topics. While it was originally designed to help NIAID staff communicate with empowering rather than stigmatizing language, especially as it relates to HIV, it was quickly recognized that it has value beyond NIAID.
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CATIE
This toolkit provides a catalogue of anti-stigma communications and community engagement resources on-demand for staff and leaders of community health organizations in Ontario to respond to community concerns and share the importance of caring for people who use drugs.
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The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
This Stigma Training Guide was developed with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is implemented in Zambia, Ghana, and Tanzania with the aim of reducing HIV-related stigma and discrimination in health facilities and amongst staff in health facilities.
Studies
The CTN+ supports clinical trials, implementation science projects, and non-interventional research of the highest scientific and ethical standards.
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CTNPT 049: SMART Intervention in Middle Eastern and North African Gay, Bisexual, and Trans Youth
Promoting Mental Health and Reducing HIV Risk Behaviours through Self-compassion, Mindful Acceptance u0026 Resilience Transformation (SMART): An Evidence-informed Pilot Randomized Trial with Diaspora MENA Gay, Bisexual and Trans Youth in Ontario
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CTN 297: Black PRAISE
HIV Stigma Reduction Intervention with African, Caribbean and Black Faith Communities in Ontario
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CTN 317: Transgender Education for Affirmative and Competent HIV and Healthcare (TEACHH)
Transgender women removing healthcare barriers to engagement in the HIV prevention and care cascades
Publications
Our researchers and trainees have produced hundreds of peer-reviewed publications in a wide range of HIV- and STBBI-related areas.