Exploring the Impact of an Integrated Trauma-Informed HIV and Vocational Intervention for Black/African American Women Living with HIV

Hsiao-Ying Chang (), Vanessa Johnson and Liza Marie Conyers
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Hsiao-Ying Chang: Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
Vanessa Johnson: Ribbon, Suite 200, 1300 Mercantile Lane, Largo, MD 20774, USA
Liza Marie Conyers: Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 17, 1-25

Abstract: Given the increased recognition of the role of social determinants of health on the prevalence of HIV in the United States, interventions that incorporate and address social determinants of HIV are essential. In response to the health disparities facing Black/African American women living with HIV, HIV activists and mental health specialists developed an innovative integrated HIV prevention and vocational development intervention, Common Threads, that underscores and addresses key economic and other social determinants of health experienced by Black/African American women within a trauma-informed care (TIC) framework. This research study applied grounded theory methods to conduct a qualitative study of Common Threads based on interviews with 21 women who participated in the Common Threads intervention. Participants shared several critical aspects of program components that reflected the TIC principles, endorsing a safe environment, trust building, and a sense of belonging. These components also encouraged transparency and promoted autonomy. Additionally, participants shared perceived program outcomes, including changes of knowledge and skills in four considering work domains (i.e., medical, psychosocial financial/legal resources, and vocational) that facilitate health and vocational development.

Keywords: trauma informed; HIV and vocational intervention; Black/African American women (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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