Mental Health

3-19-2020Taking care of your mental health is an important part of living healthy with HIV. Learn why.  

6-24-2019HIV.gov’s new and improved HIV Services Locator now includes public and private providers in all 50 states, DC, and PR who offer PrEP services.

6-20-2018The 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey paints a promising picture about the drug and sexual behaviors U.S. high school students report, but the findi…

1-17-2018The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for the fiscal…

10-26-2017Since the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, psychologists have been essential in the response to HIV:They offered mental health support for people living wit…

6-1-2017Improving the health of racial and ethnic minority persons is a core focus of what we do in our HIV and viral hepatitis policies and programs, given the disprop…

5-20-2017HIV is a virus that can multiply quickly and damage the body’s immune system, making it hard to fight off infections and cancers. While no cure exists for HIV…

12-1-2016Summary: Mental and substance use disorders can increase vulnerability to acquiring HIV infection and they can pose serious barriers to successful management of…

12-1-2016Today, over one million Americans are living with HIV. One out of eight people with HIV is unaware of their HIV infection. Every year, on December 1st, World AI…

10-21-2016Editor’s Note: Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesWe know th…