Friday, March 30, 2012: 3:40 PM-5:00 PM
Pacific C (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)
Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the intersectionality of intimate partner violence, substance abuse, poverty, incarceration and HIV risk
- Discuss the core elements for programming designed to address IPV and HIV risk among women organized around themes of empowerment and networking with other women in a group setting
The Health Access Program for Prevention, Empowerment, Networking for Women (HAPPEN) was funded as a three-year project to improve HIV prevention services for women partners of incarcerated and recently released men. The HAPPEN curriculum evolved to include IPV as its own educational module as it has emerged as a consistent barrier to women’s HIV risk reduction efforts. Self-esteem and empowerment have enormous impact on women’s perception of risk and their agency to create effective action plans on their own behalf.