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Waverley Care provides support to women living with HIV and Hepatitis C in many ways. Including:
Alongside the specialist support services listed below, women can use many of the other services available from Waverley Care such as Advocacy and Information, Counselling, Healthy Living and Spiritual Care, to name only a few
ISIS Support Group
The group meets weekly and provides peer support for women from many different backgrounds and experiences. It gives women living with HIV the opportunity to meet others in the same situation, explore the issues that affect them, share problems, celebrate their achievements, learn new things, relax, de-stress, have fun and laugh.
ISIS engages in a wide range of activities with a focus on using the arts to explore issues which affect women living with HIV. Some of the issues our projects have looked at include stigma and discrimination, the side effects of medication, and how women feel about their bodies.
Many women look forward to each week being able to meet with others who understand what its like to be HIV positive. As one group member put it “ISIS for me is a comfy place where I can take off the face I wear for the outside world and be myself”.
Contact: Gabrielle Mora / Maro McNab - 0131 558 1425
gabrielle.mora@waverleycare.org / maro.mcnab@waverleycare.org
Network Alba
Network Alba aims to provide opportunities for women living with HIV across Scotland to connect with each other; for
- support,
- sharing information and ideas,
- gaining skills and confidence, and
- having fun.
Access to Network Alba is free and open to all women living with HIV in Scotland.
The benefits of using the network include:
- access to peer support
- access to an online discussion forum
- access to training events
- access to social events
- voting rights at AGM
- eligibility to sit on the network steering group.
Proof of an HIV diagnosis is required to become a network member – this keeps everyone safe.
Contact: 0131 558 1425
networkalba@waverleycare.org
One-to-One Peer Support
Network Alba’s Peer Support is a woman who has been living with HIV for a number of years providing knowledge, experience, emotional, social or practical help to another woman who is living with HIV. All peer support volunteers have received peer support training through Waverley Care.
Peer support is available in person, by phone or by email. Phone or email Network Alba and we can work out the best way for you to receive support depending on your situation.
You can become a peer support volunteer by applying to the network coordinator and successfully completing our training course
Contact: 0131 558 1425
networkalba@waverleycare.org
Online Discussion Forum
Our online discussion forum is a place for women living with HIV in Scotland to connect with each other and share information and experience.
The forum is a private community open only to Network members and your details will not be shared with anyone.
If you would like to join our online discussion forum then please fill in your details below and I`ll be in touch:
If you are already a member you can log in to the forum below: