Outside the Walls: Life Beyond HIV

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By AIDS FOUNDATION OF CHICAGO

Published: 05/07/2012

This video is an educational, inspirational, and personal account from two formerly incarcerated individuals who have taken control of the health care upon release from prison. The purpose of this video is to help encourage dialogue around re-entry planning for people living with HIV, making health care a priority, knowing one’s status, and getting regular HIV tests. Once post-incarcerated individuals receive assistance through the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, their case managers can help them get access to resources and to establish a network of care and support.

Objectives:

To educate inmates who are HIV-positive, or do not know they are HIV-positive, about coordinated re-entry programs for ex-offenders living with HIV/AIDS.
To help promote the services provided by re-entry programs and agencies that serve HIV-positive, post-incarcerated individuals in Illinois.
To help HIV-positive post-incarcerated individuals in making their health a priority.
To reassure HIV-positive inmates that they are not alone in their struggle to rebuild their lives, post-incarceration

Reprinted from AIDS FOUNDATION OF CHICAGO website

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