HIV is affecting young people in Indianapolis at a rising rate. Positive Youth Action engages young adults aged 16 to 24 who are HIV-positive and at-risk in Indianapolis.
“Knowledge is power," Nicholas Atkinson-Tavai said."Knowing your status is powerful because by knowing your status, you not only know how to protect yourself, but you also know how to protect others."“I’m not the type of person that could just sit in sorrow. I felt like I had to do something," he said.
One of its biggest goals is to equip young people with the tools to take control of their sexual health.Folks aged 16 to 24 accounted for 55 of the 271 new infections in 2019. In order to reduce stigma, Elliott says parents need to start having some uncomfortable conversations with their children.
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