Printable versions of the brochure: YGI Brochure INSIDE + YGI Brochure OUTSIDE
Season One:
MYTHS vs FACTS:
- Oral sex and HIV: http://bit.ly/2FC85E6
- Stigma-busting facts HIV: https://www.them.us/story/top-10-stigma-busting-myths-about-hiv
- Sexual and reproductive health: http://www.ncshguide.org/resources
- HIV testing facts: https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/hiv-testing/learn-about-hiv-testing/understanding-hiv-test-results
- Misconceptions: https://www.healthline.com/health/hiv-aids/misconceptions-about-hiv-aids#4
- Superinfection: https://www.hivplusmag.com/treatment/2014/04/10/what-hiv-superinfection-and-how-do-i-prevent-it
- Myths about PrEP and condoms: https://www.hrc.org/resources/debunking-common-myths-about-hiv
Helpful articles/websites:
- HPV vaccines: http://www.newsweek.com/hpv-oral-sex-men-higher-risk-686645
- ART medication and drug testing: https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-efarirenz-atripla-16664-1570
- Homelessness and HIV:
- Article from POZ magazine: https://www.poz.com/article/a-place-to-live-daniel-tietz
- Housing Works: https://www.housingworks.org/
- Fighting stigma:
- The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-involved/
- Greater Than: https://www.greaterthan.org/talk/
- HIV and exercise: https://www.poz.com/basics/hiv-basics/hiv-exercise
- HIV and checkups: https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/staying-in-hiv-care/provider-visits-and-lab-test/seeing-your-health-care-provider
- HIV and disclosure:
- How to disclose: https://www.poz.com/basics/hiv-basics/disclosure
- Sharing diagnoses: https://www.avert.org/living-with-hiv/sharing-diagnosis
- Support from friends and family: https://apositivelife.com/your-hiv-support-team/friends-and-family
- HIV and support groups: https://www.hivplusmag.com/just-diagnosed/2014/03/31/hiv-101-how-do-i-find-hiv-support-groups-near-me
Season Two:
Transgender rights:
- Supporting Trans individuals: http://ow.ly/SjcQ30jM79I
- Tips to overcome transphobia: http://ow.ly/gmBn50hjI
- Representation: https://www.them.us/story/pose-fx-qtpoc-representation
- Parenting rights: http://ow.ly/S9Fn30kfF5W
- Tips for allies: https://transequality.org/issues/resources/52-things-you-can-do-transgender-equality
Trans dating:
- Perspective from The Establishment: https://theestablishment.co/my-exhaustive-and-exhausting-search-for-the-perfect-trans-dating-app-401befabf3b
- GLAAD: https://www.glaad.org/amp/navigating-dating-world-trans-person
- Buzzfeed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/raquelwillis/the-transgender-dating-dilemma?utm_term=.na3mJvM39d#.wiQdP5JMyW
- Folks in love (from Buzzfeed): https://www.buzzfeed.com/hillarylevine/trans-love-is-love?utm_term=.lqJoL9NQ17#.akAB52x17q
Incarceration and youth:
- Volunteer to mentor NYC youth: http://ow.ly/buJq30jZOuk
- Incarcerated youth services: https://www.cases.org/youth/
HIV info:
- HIV and gender-affirming hormone therapy: http://ow.ly/utFI30k6MA6
- Pregnancy and HIV: https://www.womenshealth.gov/hiv-and-aids/living-hiv/pregnancy-and-hiv
- Pregnancy and HIV legal rights: https://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/know-your-rights-hiv-and-pregnancy-center-hiv-law-and-policy-2010
Season Three:
HIV and Pregnancy:
- What is MTCT? https://www.womenshealth.gov/hiv-and-aids/living-hiv/pregnancy-and-hiv
- What is U=U? https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/hiv-u-u.page
- HIV meds and childbirth: https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/understanding-hiv-aids/fact-sheets/24/70/hiv-medicines-during-pregnancy-and-childbirth
- HIV and breastfeeding: https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-special-circumstances/maternal-or-infant-illnesses/hiv.html
- HIV and stigma: https://www.avert.org/professionals/hiv-social-issues/stigma-discrimination
- HIV testing for newborns: https://www.cdc.gov/actagainstaids/pdf/campaigns/ottl/ottl-hiv-testing-pregnant-women-newborns.pdf
- Supporting a loved one with HIV: https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/making-a-difference/supporting-someone-living-with-hiv
Drug or alcohol addiction:
- What is a halfway home? https://www.projectknow.com/research/sober-living/
- OASAS: https://www.oasas.ny.gov/index.cfm
- Drug user health: https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/aids/general/about/substance_user_health.htm
Parole:
- What is parole? https://www.justice.gov/uspc/frequently-asked-questions#q1
- Marijuana in NY: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/nyregion/marijuana-laws-new-york.html
- HIV criminalization: http://www.seroproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sero_brochure_colorprint-1-1.pdf
Safe sex:
- Condoms: http://www.gmhc.org/prevent-hiv/condoms
- Safer sex: https://www.avert.org/learn-share/hiv-fact-sheets/safer-sex
- How to talk about testing: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/stds-hiv-safer-sex/get-tested/how-do-i-talk-my-partner-about-std-testing
- Partner notification in NYC: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/aids-hiv-partner-notification-law.page
Season Four
Helpful sites:
- SAMHSA: (1-800-662-HELP) https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
- SAMHSA services locator: https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
- OASAS helpline: https://www.oasas.ny.gov/accesshelp/
- Where can I get tested for HIV? https://locator.hiv.gov/
- STD testing services locator: https://gettested.cdc.gov/
Opioid Epidemic:
- Drug facts: https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts
- How opioids affect the body: https://easyread.drugabuse.gov/content/effects-pain-medicine-misuse-brains-and-bodies
- About the epidemic: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.html
- SAMHSA opioid overdose prevention toolkit: https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Opioid-Overdose-Prevention-Toolkit/SMA18-4742
- Who can addiction affect? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCMkW2ji2OE
- Supporting a loved one through withdrawal: https://adf.org.au/alcohol-drug-use/supporting-a-loved-one/withdrawal/
- What is naloxone? https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/opioid-overdose-reversal-naloxone-narcan-evzio
- NYS naloxone training: https://www.oasas.ny.gov/atc/atcherointraining.cfm
- Methadone treatment: https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/treatment/methadone
- Buprenorphine: https://tinyurl.com/y3mxf4zb
- Support for recovery:
- Friends and family: https://easyread.drugabuse.gov/content/how-can-friends-and-family-help
- Treatment and recovery resources: https://easyread.drugabuse.gov/content/where-can-someone-find-treatment-and-recovery-resources
HIV/HCV:
- Coinfection: https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hiv-hepatitis-coinfection.htm
- Drug use and HIV/HCV: https://easyread.drugabuse.gov/content/link-between-drug-use-and-hiv
- HIV and managing drug dependency: https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/staying-in-hiv-care/other-related-health-issues/alcohol-and-drug-use