Mostly established at a time when positive people faced isolation and stigma and urgently needed social support, the role of Positive Living is now being questioned. David Menadue investigates.
Getting support
For people living with HIV/AIDS, wellbeing means more than just the absence of illness. Access to income support, employment, housing and other support services are all important.
NAPWA’s HIV Living Today Network and HIV Living Project work to ensure that governments and service providers understand and respond to the needs of positive people across the country.
Key aspects of this area of our work include responding to the government’s welfare reform agenda, advocating on behalf of positive people in their dealings with government agencies, and developing the capacity of PLWHAorganisations.
Welfare to Work: where to from here?
From the March 2008 issue of Positive Living
Graham Douglas-Meyer surveys the current status of PLWHA and how the new government will affect changes that have already been made, as well as some thought for the future.
Australia risks being 'stuck in the past' on HIV treatment
24 July 2007 - 8:00am
Australia's reputation as a world leader in HIV/AIDS treatment is at risk due to the failure of the Australian government to fund a key diagnostic test, the National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) has warned.
Volunteering for work
22 March 2007 - 12:09am
For people who’ve spent time on the Disability Support Pension, the decision to try a return to work can be an important step towards independence from the welfare system. But recent changes to the DSP mean the process is far from straightforward. GRAHAM DOUGLAS-MEYER explains some of the pitfalls. Q and A on welfare changes
21 December 2006 - 12:06am
There are now three different categories of people on the Disability Support Pension depending on when they were placed on it. This article examines the effect of the changes on each of these groups. AFDO overview of labour market employment services and support programs
3 May 2006 - 10:29am
This AFDO-produced paper provides background information on the many Australian Government funded employment and support services in the lead up to the introduction of the ‘welfare to work package’. The paper explores the major labour market programs or Employment Services programs, how they interact and how people with disability may be affected by the coming changes in policy.
Care & Support Portfolio Report: April 2006
30 April 2006 - 3:00pm
A report from the Care and Support Portfolio to the NAPWA Special General Meeting held on 29 and 30 April 2006.
Psychologists to be covered by Medicare
27 April 2006 - 12:09am
A $1.8 billion, five year plan announced by Prime Minister John Howard in early April will increase mental health services and provide Medicare rebates for psychologists for the first time.
DSP Review fact sheet: Centrelink responds
3 February 2006 - 12:36pm
A response from Centrelink to issues raised in the fact sheet “Surviving the Centrelink DSP Review”.
Making it real: Activating our Care and Support Response
19 January 2006 - 12:05am
The care and support needs of positive people are changing and remain poorly understood. A landmark NAPWA project aims to improve our knowledge in this important area, writes PETER CANAVAN.