"Sex, love and one-night stands: getting the relationship you want": Evaluation of a sexual health workshop for HIV+ young people

meeting for HIV+ young people was held in Zurich, Switzerland in July 2008. Over 60 delegates from twelve European countries attended the event sponsored by the Swiss NGO Aids & Child. Delegates participated in workshops about disclosure, medication, sexual health, and the media. The aim of the event was reducing social isolation, fostering self-esteem, forging links amongst HIV+ young people and facilitating the acquisition of skills to manage their condition in the long term. This paper describes one of the workshops which was based on the work of the UK based ‘Looking Forward Project’. The project uses a group work approach and aims to equip young people with the emotional, psychological and behavioural skills necessary to face the challenges of living with HIV, increased self-management and development of sexual and romantic relationships 1, 2.