Partner Services:

The County of San Diego offers Partner Services. This free and confidential service provides a safe way for HIV positive people to tell their sexual or needle-sharing partners that they may have been exposed to HIV. Partner Services can help with partner notification for those who are newly diagnosed or have been living with HIV for any length of time. One in five persons infected with HIV does not know they are HIV-positive and may unknowingly pass the virus on to their partner.

Health Advisors:

Health Advisors are highly trained; public health professionals who help people understand their options for getting assistance to notify their partners. They can help anyone who is HIV positive to choose the best disclosure assistance option for each situation. Once a partner has been told of their exposure to HIV, the Health Advisor provides resources and information to address any questions that might come up and can even provide HIV testing. Health Advisors understand that talking about HIV is not easy; they walk each person through the process at a pace that is comfortable without any judgment and confidentiality is always protected throughout the process. This means that they will never reveal any information to any of the people who are notified. This means that they will never reveal any information to any of the people who are notified.