Chiva is the membership organisation for those working to support children, young adults and families living with HIV in the UK and Ireland. We help health and social care professionals connect and share knowledge, so they can deliver the best possible treatment and care.

We do this at our annual conference, by building networks, sharing guidelines and resources, and through our professional membership, giving discounts and access to further opportunities.

We also work with professionals to develop and update standards of care, and support and promote the latest research and clinic audits, whilst collaborating with and supporting the British HIV Association (BHIVA). 

We support teachers with students who may live with HIV, and provide lesson guides for RSE sessions on HIV stigma.

Refer a young person

Working with a young person living with HIV who could benefit from Chiva’s services, such as one-to-one in-clinic support, hardship support, family residentials, or a regional meet-up? Find the referral form here. 

Become a member

With our lifetime, one-payment membership, you’ll get discounts to our events, exclusive updates, and access to additional professional resources. Join our

network as an individual or as a clinic team.

Chiva Conference

Connect with other health professionals and hear about the very latest research in paediatric HIV. Our conferences take place in March or April every year in different locations around the UK. 

SAVE THE DATE: The next conference will take place on Friday 4 April 2025, in London.

Resource hub for professionals

Standards of Care and Clinical Guidelines

Find our Standards of Care which provide information against which to benchmark the quality of care for children and young people living with HIV. Here you’ll also find clinical guidelines on a variety of subjects.

Tools to support good practice

Resources developed to support your practice, or to go through with your patients. Many have been made in consultation with young people.

Publications

Publications on topics such as: supporting families living with HIV; asylum and immigration and looked after children.

Training

Chiva also delivers training courses and workshops in the UK, helping to develop support services for young people who live with HIV, for example, or on the psychosocial impact of HIV. Find out more on what we have to offer. 

Clinic networks

Find other professionals and HIV services around the UK and Ireland.

Research papers

Read the latest clinical research papers relating to paediatric HIV treatment and care.

Open and honest practice

We recommend open and honest practice. Practitioners should support families to tell children that they are living with HIV from the age of six and before they reach nine. Find out more.

Events diary

Find the latest conferences and workshops for HIV professionals here.

Education settings

Find guidance for schools to ensure any student who lives with HIV or with HIV in their family is supported. We’ve also developed lesson plans on HIV stigma, which go hand-in-hand with our award-winning film Life Growing Up. Find them here.

Other support settings

Work with young people, but not as a health professional? In social services or as part of a youth club, for example? Find further guidance on working with and supporting young people who live with HIV.