Campaigns
We produce several safe sex and HIV-related campaigns each year targetting many different groups.
Prevention
The AIDS Action Council is committed to preventing the spread of HIV in the ACT. This work is a primary focus of the Community Education and Health Promotion Unit.
Community Education
The Community Education and Health Promotion Unit can provide interactive health education sessions to your groups on HIV/AIDS, safe sex, sexuality and homophobia.
HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections and sexual health information
What you need to know about HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections and other sexual health related issues.
Library
The Library contains a wide range of HIV/AIDS related publications and audio-visual materials on all aspects of HIV.
Health maintenance
Vitamin service, complementary therapies and other services for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Counselling and support services
The Council has a professional counselling service.
Workshops
The AIDS Action Council runs several courses each year for gay men and lesbian women.
Qnet - Canberra's Queer Youth Cyberspace
An online community for gay, lesbian, bi, transgendered and intersex people under the age of 25. It's also a place for their friends, family, teachers, supporters and peers to offer support, get information and make new contacts. http://www.qnet.org.au
Peer networks
Groups and networks for people living with HIV, bisexual and gay men of all ages, carers, friends and partners of people with HIV, and women who are partners of bisexual men.
Care teams
Trained volunteers can provide practical and emotional support for people living with HIV/AIDS and their carers, families and friends.
LINKS: The volunteer program of the AIDS Action Council
We rely on the commitment and support of our volunteers who make it possible to offer our range of services.
STRIP: Sexual health Testing, Referral and Information Project
Free and confidential sexual health testing.
In Our Own Write
A project run by same-sex attracted youth to develop a book about what it’s like to be a young gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender young person in Canberra in 2006.
Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP) ACT
SWOP provides support, information, education and advocacy to sex workers in Canberra.
Canberra gay community periodic survey
The aim of the Canberra gay community periodic survey survey is to provide data on levels of safe an unsafe sexual practice in a broad cross-sectional sample of gay and homosexually active men.
Related agencies and services
Services provided by other organisations in the ACT and surrounding NSW.
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