Mental illness is inextricably linked to HIV/AIDS, as a casual factor and as a consequence, while treatment of mental disorders and support for people living with HIV/AIDS is key to both improving their quality of life and preventing the further spread of the infection. Various initiatives have been undertaken in order to promote integrated approach to mental health and HIV in various countries. More

Project “Developing HIV/AIDS & Mental Health Programs in EU countries (Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria) - MAIDS” is being implemented between September 1, 2009 and August, 31, 2012. More

In 2006-2009 Mental Health and HIV project in Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia was implemented by Global Initiative on Psychiatry (The Netherlands). More

On March 1st 2010 GIP's first MAIDS project started in Africa. More

Effective interventions aimed at integrated approach to HIV/AIDS may be threefold :

• using existing infrastructure developed by AIDS care and treatment programs to benefit mental health services, integrating mental health into programmes that serve PLHA.
• formalizing the integration of mental health and HIV services where possible,
• organizing advocacy, education, and research activities in order to keep mental health on the agenda.

Realizacja projektu w Polsce jest możliwa dzięki wsparciu finansowemu Urzędu Miasta Stołecznego Warszawa
Co-funded by the Programme of Community Action in the field of Public Health 2008 & 2013 - European Commission - Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC) as part of the project MAIDS - “Developing HIV/AIDS and Mental Health Programs in new EU countries”.