Adolescents Living with HIV (ALHIV)

This resource is a toolkit pertinent to the treatment, care, and support of adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV). It was created under the auspices of the Africa's Health in 2010 project, with leadership by the Academy for Educational Development (AED) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with a Technical Advisory Group of experts from more than a dozen international organisations with experience in the areas of programme planning, training, advocacy, marketing, research, policy, and logistics. 

The resources in this toolkit cover a broad range of topics pertinent to the treatment, care, and support of ALHIV including:

• Training - contains training tools and guidelines for programme managers, healthcare providers, peer educators, and other people who work with ALHIV.
• Treatment Literacy and Adherence - contains resources which promote strategies to improve treatment literacy and medication adherence among children and ALHIV.
• Counseling and Disclosure - contains resources to assist service providers at every level to provide counselling services for ALHIV, including guidance on the disclosure process.
• Life Skills, Prevention, and Reproductive Health - contains resources and guidelines pertaining to life skills education, prevention with positives, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health, including positive living strategies for ALHIV.
• Psychosocial Support - contains resources related to psychosocial support and mental health awareness, including guidance on how to form and implement peer support groups for ALHIV.
• Human Rights and Advocacy - contains resources and tools related to human rights and advocacy, including participatory activities that can be conducted with ALHIV.
• Peer Education - contains resources and training materials for peer educators, especially those who are ALHIV and/or expert patients.
• Transition of Care - contains resources related to the healthy transitioning of ALHIV into adult care.
• Research, Policy, and Promising Practices - contains emerging research, policy documents, and promising practices related to the treatment, care ,and support of ALHIV.

Materials under these headings include downloadable booklets, posters, curriculum, and training guides, as well as links to other information websites with other tools.