Note: The AETC NRC is pleased to announce an online orientation to the AETC NRC. The tour is designed for AETC faculty and staff. It provides an overview of AETC NRC resources and services; introduces the leadership and staff of the AETC NRC; and provides suggestions for staying connected to the national AETC network.

Mental Health AIDS: Summer 2009 Issue

Note: This issue's "tool box": SAVA Latina: Addressing the Interplay of Substance Abuse, Violence, & AIDS Affecting Hispanic Women (Part 2)

Part 1 of this series reviewed the literature linking substance abuse, violence, and AIDS (SAVA), including recent work delineating pathways that tie together violence and HIV risk. The focus then shifted to violence and its effects on immigrant Hispanic women (Latinas) living in the United States, cultural factors that contribute to the risk for both violence and HIV in this population, and screening questions (in Spanish) that have demonstrated utility in identifying women who have been abused.

This concluding segment summarizes the impact of violence on the health (including mental health) of women in general and Latinas in particular, unmet mental health needs in this population, and the evolving state of intervention research.