Today on #WorldMentalHealthDay, we’re sharing Cetoya’s powerful story – a story of resilience, community, and hope.
Formally a client at Georgia Harm Reduction Coalition, Cetoya now works as a referral specialist, helping people access the support they need, including mental health support, health insurance, food stamps, clothes and more.
We met Cetoya during our recent visit to Atlanta, where she opened up about her own mental health journey after learning about her HIV status:
“I lost myself. I stopped doing everything. I didn’t care about anything. Then I met the people at Georgia Harm Reduction Coalition. They saw something in me that I didn’t see. They helped me with work, housing and my mental health. Now I’m the face that tells people it gets better. Never give up hope - always have hope. I’m not HIV. I’m living with HIV. There’s a big difference – HIV does not define the person that you are.”
Photo credit: Sean Black
BSc,MD.PhD, Physician-Scientist/ Aging&Neurodegenartive Diseases/Ageism and AI Driven Medicine/HIV/AIDS,Covid-19 and Emerging Infectious Disease/Pandemics Intelligence(Admined)
2moCzy mógłbyś uprzejmie poinformować środowisko medyczne i zdrowie publiczne o brutalnej napaści fizycznej, której poddany został HIV and lgbtq lekarz-naukowiec przed krakowskim instytutem zdrowia publicznego w Polsce? (Heriknaz/Admin)