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Dr. Bryan Weiner will present a virtual workshop on hybrid effectiveness-implementation study designs on 10/12. For more info, click here: bit.ly/4063DIB

Dr. Gary Chan, will present a virtual workshop on statistical analysis on treatment non-compliance and mediation analysis on 10/5. For more info, click here: bit.ly/3LFmBj0

September 27 is National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to help stop HIV stigma and encourage HIV testing, prevention, and treatment among gay and bisexual men. bit.ly/3Q7IqHD #NGMHAAD #StopHIVTogether

September 18 is National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day, a day to combat stigma faced by older Americans with HIV and address aging-related challenges of HIV testing, prevention, and care. bit.ly/3CeWcVd  #NHAAD #StopHIVTogether

August 29 is National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to engage faith communities around #HIV education, prevention, treatment, and care. Check out @AIDSVu’s deeper look on faith communities and HIV: aidsvu.org/hiv-and-the-fa… #NFHAAD

Break barriers and foster understanding on this Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Let’s shed light on #HIV’s impact in the South and promote equal access to care. Explore @aidsvu’s deeper look at #HIV in the region. Visit: aidsvu.org/resources/deep…

July 21st marks Zero HIV Stigma Day! This day represents a movement to unite people, communities, and countries to help raise awareness about HIV stigma and learn about ways to help stop it bit.ly/3rD5TK3. #ZeroHIVStigmaDay

Today is National #HIVTestingDay. Get tested to check your status and be in the know. From there, you can take steps to be good to go. Find the HIV testing option that works best for you: bit.ly/3O1mMqV. #StopHIVTogether

Today is National Asian & Pacific Islander (API) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day devoted to eliminating HIV stigma in API communities. Learn more about the role that everyone plays in stopping HIV stigma: bit.ly/3JqBLqq. #NAPIHAAD #APIMay19 #StopHIVTogether

Today is National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day #HVAD! This day is a chance to thank those who are working towards finding a safe and effective #HIV vaccine, and to educate communities about the importance of preventive HIV vaccine research.

We are excited to announce the 2023 C-PARC and SPARC Awards! Researchers interested in developing research on #MentalHealth in the context of #HIV are encouraged to apply. Download full RFA's: (C-PARC) bit.ly/44Uw8KY and (SPARC) bit.ly/3LOrs0s.

Please join the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents, and Children (Global WACh) for a virtual book event! Register here: bit.ly/3HkbXw7.

Dr. Alison Hamilton, will present a virtual workshop on on rapid qualitative and integrated mixed methods in implementation research on 2/6. For more info, click here: bit.ly/3XgA04l

Dr. Chongzhi Di, Professor of Biostatistics at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and UW Affiliate Professor, will host a virtual workshop on the foundations and implementations of generalized estimating equations this Friday 1/13! For more info, click here: bit.ly/3vT0H3I.

Reminder that @MHInnovation and BIRCH will be co-hosting a webinar with presentations from psychologists and mental health experts from around the world on World Aids Day, December 1st! If you are interested in mental health and HIV care, register here: bit.ly/3u7vg4K.

To commemorate World AIDS Day 2022, BIRCH is co-hosting a webinar with @MHInnovation on Integrating Mental Health into HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Programs on December 1, 2022 from 7 – 8am PST. Register here: bit.ly/3E8qus9

On #WorldMentalHealthDay2022 remember that #mentalhealth matters for quality of life, health & wellbeing of ppl living with #HIV. See our new paper on perinatal depression & viral non-suppression. @tessaconcepcion @JenniferVelloza link.springer.com/content/pdf/10… [link.springer.com]

New commentary: Associate Director of BIRCH, @PCollins_gmh, authored "A historic moment for mental health integration in HIV and tuberculosis programmes" in @theLancetPsych with @SarahEKline

Deepa Rao, Director of our Developmental Core, was featured in the AJPH Article Addressing Intersectional Stigma and Discrimination to Improve HIV-Related Outcomes. Click here: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.21…

Associate Director of our Methods Core, Dr. Gary Chan, will present a virtual workshop on treatment effects evaluation through R on 9/26. Topics covered will include propensity scores, regression adjustments, and more. For more info, click here: bit.ly/3xrRTmB.