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NNEDV’s Positively Safe Program Launches a NEW Resource Toolkit

August 18, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: NNEDV Communications Team (Communications@NNEDV.org)

Washington, DC – The Positively Safe project at the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) is proud to announce the launch of a new toolkit designed to provide educational resources and tools to address the intersection of HIV/AIDS and domestic violence.

We know that over half (55%) of women living with HIV have experienced intimate partner violence, which is considerably higher than the national prevalence (36%) among women overall.

Positively Safe has developed a comprehensive training curriculum that facilitates cross-sector collaboration between the domestic violence and HIV/AIDS fields. The toolkit provides templates and guides for building effective partnerships between HIV/AIDS and domestic violence service providers. Additionally, service providers can use the toolkit to access resources to raise awareness and educate communities on domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, and the intersection of the two issues.

Collaboration between care services is vital to best serve the community and to meet the varied needs of every individual. This toolkit helps to make those collaborations possible. Check it out!

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The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) represents the 56 state and U.S. territorial coalitions against domestic violence. NNEDV is a social change organization working to create a social, political, and economic environment in which domestic violence no longer exists. NNEDV works to make domestic violence a national priority, change the way society responds to domestic violence, and strengthen domestic violence advocacy at every level.