APA Policy Statements on HIV/AIDS

• HIV Criminalization (2016)

• Counseling in HIV Testing Programs (2013)

• Combination Biomedical and Behavioral Approaches to Optimize HIV Prevention (2012)

• Drug Abuse Treatment to Prevent HIV among Injecting Drug Users (2006)

• Empirically Supported Sex Education and HIV Prevention Programs for Adolescents (2005)

• HIV Prevention Strategies Involving Legal Access to Sterile Injection Equipment (2005)

• Sexuality Education (1996)

• Legal Access to Sterile Injection Equipment by Drug Users (1992)

• Legal Liability Related to Confidentiality and the Prevention of HIV Transmission (1991)

• Neuropsychological Assessment and HIV Infection (1991)

• Research on Sexual Behavior (1991)

• AIDS and Ethnic Minorities (1987)

• AIDS Resolution (1986)

The HIV/AIDS Programs collaborates with the Government Relations Office to develop national policy on HIV/AIDS, behavioral science and mental health service delivery. Information pertaining to HIV/AIDS Advocacy issues are routinely developed and distributed to APA members, members of Congress and federal agency officials.

View the latest congressional testimony, briefings, fact sheets, brochures and letters related to HIV/AIDS.

• National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020  

• National HIV/AIDS Strategy Federal Action Plan: Updated to 2020 (PDF, 772.3KB)

• National HIV/AIDS Strategy 2020 Indicator Supplement (PDF, 335KB)

• National HIV/AIDS Strategy (PDF, 724KB)

• APA Policy Response to National HIV/AIDS Strategy  (PDF, 884KB)

• HIV/AIDS Strategy Letter of Support to President Obama

• National HIV/AIDS Strategy Federal Implementation Plan (PDF, 1.23MB)

• APA Applauds Release of National HIV/AIDS Strategy