In the Eye of the Storm: Volunteers and Australia's Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis: Volunteers and Australia's Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis

by Robert Reynolds, Shirleene Robinson, Paul Sendziuk

The people who volunteered to help during the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s and early 1990s provided compassion and support to heavily stigmatised people. These volunteers provided in-home care for the sick and dying, staffed needle exchanges and telephone help-lines, produced educational resources, served on boards of management, and provided friendship and practical support, among many other roles.

They helped people affected by the virus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 174223674X
• ISBN13: 9781742236742
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: UNSW Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"