Mental Health and HIV/AIDS

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Today, an estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS.
Approximately 43% of adults living with HIV/AIDS worldwide are women, and this percentage is growing.
One in every 3 children orphaned by HIV/AIDS worldwide is under age 5.
AIDS is now the 5th leading cause of death in the U.S. among people between the ages of 25 and 44.
One half of all new HIV infections in the U.S. are diagnosed in those under age 25.
Over 60% of new AIDS cases in the U.S. occur among minorities. Forty-five percent are among Blacks and 21% are among Hispanics.
Among persons with HIV infection, adjustment disorder and depression are the most common mental disorders.

For more information, contact:
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
800-789-2647
mentalhealth.samhsa.gov

Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Prevention Information Network
PO Box 6003
Rockville, MD 20849-6003
800-458-5231
AIDS Hotline (English): 800-342-AIDS
AIDS Hotline (Spanish): 800-344-SIDA
www.cdcnpin.org
Critical Path AIDS Project
2062 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
215-545-2212
www.critpath.org
International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
33 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60602-2601
312-795-4930
www.iapac.org
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 7A-50
31 Center Drive MSC 2520
Bethesda, MD 20892-2520
301-496-5717
www.niaid.nih.gov
National Minority AIDS Council
1931 13th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009-4432
202-483-6622
www.nmac.org
American Psychiatric Association
AIDS Program Office
1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1825
Arlington, VA 22209-3901
703-907-7300
www.psych.org

These are suggested resources.
It is not meant to be a complete list.
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Updated 1/2004