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This year, we spoke with Iain, Waverley Care’s Peer Support and Volunteering Coordinator (East), to learn more about how peer volunteers are transforming lives and what they mean to the wider work of Waverley Care. Our volunteers play a vital role in everything we do; from fundraising and events to trustees on our board and direct peer support.

For this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, which focuses on the theme of ‘community’ we spoke to Thomas, Peer Support and Volunteer Coordinator at Waverley Care about how volunteers and community support can make a real difference to people’s mental health that are living with or affected by blood-borne viruses (BBVs).

This Transgender Day of Visibility, we’re shining a light on a vital new sexual health clinic in Edinburgh for trans and nonbinary people in partnership with LGBT Health & Wellbeing, LGBT Youth Scotland, and NHS Lothian.

As HIV Testing Week begins in England on February 10th, we’re encouraging people in Scotland to learn more about testing and ensure that everyone who needs it can access it.

On World AIDS Day 2024, Scotland takes another bold step toward ending new HIV transmission by 2030 – but stigma continues to overshadow medical progress, with nearly half of Scots saying they would feel ashamed to disclose an HIV-positive status

Steven, a Support Worker in Glasgow, shares his journey in the hope of inspiring others to put people first when they receive an HIV diagnosis.

This World AIDS Day, Putting People First reminds us that while we’ve come a long way, there is still much work to do to ensure everyone living with HIV feels supported, valued, and understood. 

A new report, ‘Beyond the Virus: Prioritising mental health for people living with HIV in Scotland’, has uncovered critical gaps in mental health care for people living with HIV across Scotland, and highlights urgent actions needed by the Scottish Government.

MSPs took rapid HIV tests at the Scottish Parliament today, with Waverley Care and Terrace Higgins Trust staff, to tackle stigma and highlighted the need for a National HIV Testing Week.

Our Policy and Research Manager, Gabrielle King gave evidence to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee at the Scottish Parliament about HIV stigma and ending new transmission by 2030.

An update published by Public Health of Scotland provides the latest statistics on HIV diagnoses, PrEP uptake and access to HIV care and treatment in Scotland.