ACT Research Reports
This list organizes ACT Research reports by broad subject. Click on the underlined subject to go to the associated list or use your browser sidebar arrow to scroll down through the whole list.
Full-text is available from the ACT website for most of the reports listed below. To access the full-text version, click on the title. An alphabetical list of full-text versions is available here
For starred items, full-text is only available in hard copy in the ACT Library. Copies of all reports are available in the ACT Library for reference and to borrow.
Subjects:
Discrimination
Men Who Have Sex With Men
Prevention and Harm Reduction Education and Communication
Program and Service Evaluation and Delivery
Women and Youth
Discrimination
HIV/AIDS stigma, denial, fear and discrimination : experiences and responses of people from African and Caribbean communities
by Erica Lawson ... [et al.] -- Toronto : The African and Caribbean Council on HIV/AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO) c2006. 66 p. ; 28 cm. REF 305.8 HIV LAW 2006
Men Who Have Sex With Men (See also “Prevention and Harm Reduction Education and Communication” section)
Ageing and HIV risk among gay men
James Murray and Barry D. Adam. -- Toronto : ACT, [2002] [33] p. ; 28 cm. REF 306.76 MUR AGE 2002
(Modified version published in: The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. Vol. 10, No. 3-4 (Fall/Winter) 2001: pp. 75-90).
*Black gay and bisexual men and AIDS : report on qualitative research
prepared by Robert Gray for The AIDS Committee of Toronto. -- [Toronto : ACT, 1991?] 20 leaves ; 28 cm. REF 370 GRA BLA 1991
Can you relate? A qualitative examination of the condom use in gay men’s relationships.
Allie Lehmann & Robb Travers. -- [Toronto : ACT], 1993
Can you (still) relate? : a qualitative examination of sexual health issuesfacing gay men in relationships
John Maxwell. -- [Toronto] : AIDS Committee of Toronto, 1997. 8, [6] leaves : forms ; 28 cm. REF 306.76 MAX CAN 1997
Gay men and inconsistent behaviour
John Maxwell. [ Gay Men’s Health Promotion ], 1994
Getting primed : informing HIV prevention with gay/bi/queer trans men in Ontario. 2008.
HIV negative, yet living with HIV : a qualitative study of the effects of HIV/AIDS on HIV negative gay men in Toronto
John Maxwell. -- [Toronto] : AIDS Committee of Toronto, 1996. 16 leaves ; 29 cm. REF 306.76 MAX HIV 1996
Let's keep talking : an HIV risk-reduction group for young gay and bisexual males
John Maxwell and Robb Travers. -- [Toronto] : ACT ; CTYS, c1998. 26 leaves ; 28 cm. REF 158.3 MAX LET 1998
*Men's survey '90 : a Toronto venue-based survey of gay and bisexual men and their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour related to HIV/AIDS
Ted Myers [et al.] -- [Toronto] : AIDS Committee of Toronto, 1991. xi, 57 p. ; 28 cm. REF 001.433 MEN MYE 1991
Party Drugs in Toronto's Gay Dance Club Scene: Issues for HIV Prevention for Gay Men
Winston Husbands ... [et al.] for AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) -- Toronto : ACT, c2004. ii, 56 p. ; 28 cm. REF 394.14 PAR ACT 2004
Positive perspectives : a qualitative examination of issues facing HIV positive gay men in Toronto
John Maxwell. -- Toronto : AIDS Committee of Toronto, Gay Men's Health Promotion Programme, 1998. 9, [3] leaves ; 28 cm. REF 306.76 MAX POS 1998
Renewing HIV Prevention for Gay and Bisexual Men: A research report on safer sex practices among high-risk men and men in couples in Toronto
By Barry D. Adam, Winston Husbands... [et al.] --Toronto: University of Windsor; AIDS Committee of Toronto, c2003. 43 p. ; 28 cm. REF 001.42 ADA REN 2003
Risk management in circuits of gay and bisexual men : results from the Toronto Pride survey
Barry D. Adam... [et al.] -- Toronto : AIDS Committee of Toronto, c2007. 41 p. ; 28 cm. REF 307.76 RIS ADA 2007
Safer sex and young gay and bisexual men: a focus group report
Conducted by Allie Lehmann. -- [ City of Toronto Department of Public Health], October 1994
Young gay and bisexual men and HIV : a qualitative study of safer sex knowledge and behaviour among young gay and bisexual men
John Maxwell. -- [Toronto] : ACT, 1998. 13, [2] p. ; 29 cm. REF 306.76 MAX YOU 1998
Young gay men and AIDS: report on a qualitative study
Prepared by Robert Gray. -- [ Toronto : ACT ], 1991
Prevention and Harm Reduction Education and Communication (See also “Men who Have Sex with Men” and “Women and Youth” sections)
A call for change : rethinking HIV prevention education approaches in Toronto's gay community
John Maxwell. -- [Toronto : ACT], 1994. [14] p. ; 28 cm. REF 370 MAX CAL 1994
Drug use and HIV risk among gay men in the dance/club scene in Toronto : how should AIDS prevention programmes respond?
research report / written by Glen Brown ; research organized and conducted by Chris Lau and James Murray. -- [Toronto] : ACT, 2001. 31 leaves ; 28 cm. REF 392.14 BRO DRU 2001
*HIV prevention research with men who have sex with men : present knowledge; future directions
John Maxwell for Community Research Initiative of Toronto. -- Toronto : The author, 1999. 57 p. ; 28 cm.
REF 306.761 MAX HIV 1999
*Park outreach phone survey
Prepared by John Maxwell. -- [Toronto] : Gay Men's Education Network, 1997. 7 leaves ; 29 cm. REF 370 MAX PAR 1997
Policy on the use of criminal sanctions as a response to the transmission of HIV
Michael Battista ,1996
Post-exposure prophylaxis: a discussion paper
Prepared by Lauren Lindsay. -- [Toronto : ACT], 1997
*Public places, private acts : a report of the AIDS Committee of Toronto's Pilot Project for Parks and Washroom Outreach, Spring 1993
by Abe Karrel. -- Toronto : ACT, 1993. [47] leaves ; 28 cm REF 370.15 KAR ACT 1993
A qualitative assessment of the 1996 AIDS Committee of Toronto educational brochure : safer sex guide for men having sex with men
James Murray. -- Toronto : ACT, 2001. 20 leaves ; 28 cm. REF 370 MUR QUA 2001
A qualitative assessment of two educational brochures: HIV antibody testing : information for men and safer sex for gay men : HIV+ and HIV-
John Maxwell -- Toronto : AIDS Committee of Toronto, 1996. 19 p. : forms ; 28 cm. REF 370.15 MAX QUA 1996
A qualitative report on congratulatory campaigns and concepts for gay men
prepared by Allie Lehmann & Robb Travers. -- Toronto : AIDS Committee of Toronto, c1993. 16 leaves ; 28 cm.
REF 370.15 LEH QUA 1993
Describes the consultative process by which ACT created and carried out a campaign to congratulate gay men and acknowledge the efforts of the gay community in confronting AIDS and HIV.
*Report : communication development study
The AIDS Committee of Toronto -- Toronto : ACT, 1990. 30 p. ; 29 cm. REF 370.11 REP ACT 1990 [Includes evaluation]
*Report : indepth research : AIDS communication study
Informa Research Company. -- Toronto : The Company, 1987. 44, 36 p. ; 28 cm. REF 370 INF REP 1987
Examines the impact that ACT has made in terms of AIDS education, and provides guidance in shaping future gay-focused communication initiatives. The report explores the knowledge and attitudes of gay men in Toronto regarding AIDS and HIV, and seeks to identify how attitudes have been shaped.
Summary report of focus groups with Outreach Program volunteers
to discuss improvements to the program by Chris Lau, 2002
*VIVER white paper on HIV/AIDS and the Portuguese-speaking communities of Toronto
AIDS Committee of Toronto Portuguese-speaking Men's Outreach Project. -- [Toronto] : AIDS Committee of Toronto, c2001. 4 p. ; 28 cm. REF 362.108 VIV AID 2001
Welcome to Condom Country campaign interim evaluation report
prepared for AIDS Committee of Toronto by Shea and Company. -- [Toronto] : Shea & Co, 2002. 17 leaves ; 28 cm. REF 370 INT SHE 2002
Welcome to Condom Country campaign final evaluation report
prepared for AIDS Committee of Toronto by Shea and Company. -- [Toronto] : Shea & Co, 2002. REF 370 FIN SHE 2002
Program and Service Evaluation and Delivery (See also “Prevention and Harm Reduction Education and Communication” and “Women and Youth” sections)
*AIDSupport review : results, recommendations and action plan
prepared for the AIDS Committee of Toronto ; prepared by the ARA Consulting Group. -- Toronto : The Group, 1994. 27 p. ; 28 cm. REF 361.3 ARA AIDS 1994
*Assessing ACT's Access Centre and walk-in client services: perspectives of staff, volunteers and clients: final report
by Rob Travers and Kay Ray, April 2001 CIR 361.71 ASS ACT 2001
Assessing the HIV/AIDS prevention, education and support needs of trans people living in Toronto
by Syrus Ware for the AIDS Committee of Toronto. -- Toronto : AIDS Committee of Toronto, c2004. 51 p. ; 28 cm. REF 306.72 WAR ASS 2004
Back to the future : a feasibility study on return-to-work programming for people living with HIV/AIDS
by Ian Grubb and Craig McClure for the AIDS Committee of Toronto. -- [Toronto?] : Health Hounds, 1997. iv, 71 leaves. ; 28 cm. REF 331 GRU BAC 1997
*Board evaluation survey results
[AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT)] -- [Toronto : ACT, 1998] 8 leaves ; 28 cm. REF 362.108 ACT BOA 1998
A Case Management Approach to Support Services for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PHAs) / Winston Husbands ... [et al.] [for the] AIDS Committee of Toronto [and the] Community-Linked Evaluation AIDS Resource (CLEAR Unit) [at] McMaster University. -- Toronto : AIDS Committee of Toronto, c2005. REF 361.3 CAS HUS 2005
*The challenge of AIDS grief and loss : responding to community needs
by Yvette Perreault and Wayne Fitton. -- Toronto : ACT, 1993. 10 p. : forms ; 28 cm. REF 060.616 PERR CHA 1993 Reports on the origins, content, structure and evaluation of a workshop sponsored by ACT on grief and loss.
Community Kitchen for HIV-Positive Women : a program assessment.
Tania Smith [for] Women's Community Development [at] AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT). -- Toronto : ACT, 2003. [4 leaves] ; 28 cm. CIR 361.71 COM ACT 2003.
Evaluation Report: Take Pride in Yourself, Take Care of Each Other - ACT's Ten Year Anniversary Campaign
John Maxwell, September 1993
*Excellence in Health Promotion Project : final report
Wendy Pinder and Ron Rosenes for the AIDS Committee of Toronto and the Toronto People with AIDS Foundation. -- [Toronto : The authors], 2001. 18 p. ; 28 cm. REF 361.71PIN EXC 2001
Helping People with HIV/AIDS Return to the Workforce : successes and challenges of a return-to-work program in Toronto (Fact Sheet)
Prepared by Matt Boazman for the AIDS Committee of Toronto. Toronto: ACT, 2004. [1 leaf] ; 28 cm.
REF 331 HEL ACT 2004.
*A literature search and review of volunteer training materials relevant to HIV/AIDS service delivery : report presented to the AIDS Committee of Toronto
by Lynn Andrews. -- Toronto : ACT, 1995. 99 p. ; 28 cm. REF 650 AND LIT 1995
The Living Guide evaluation report
prepared by eeb consulting & associates (Canada) for The AIDS Committee of Toronto and The HIV/AIDS Cultural Network of Metropolitan Toronto and Surrounding Area. -- [Toronto?] : eeb consulting & associates (Canada), 1998. [71] p. ; 28 cm. REF 361.61 LIV EEB 1998
*Living with dying - dying at home : an AIDS care team resource manual National Implementation Project final report
by Deborah Randall-Wood and John Russell. -- Toronto : Casey House Hospice [and] AIDS Committee of Toronto, c1995. [102] leaves in var. paging ; 28 cm. REF 649.8 RAN LIV 1995
Positive Wellness Survey: Report on Results
Kristy Buck, May/August 2007
Providing information is not enough : HIV prevention programming at the AIDS Committee of Toronto : looking back and moving forward / John Maxwell. -- Toronto : AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) 2007. REF 370.11 MAX PRO 2007
Research and evaluation capacity-building initiative at the AIDS Committee of Toronto
final report / Robb Travers ... [et al.] -- [Toronto : ACT], 2002. 41 leaves ; 28 cm. REF 001.42 RES TRA 2002
*A review of the AIDSupport services of the AIDS Committee of Toronto
prepared for the AIDS Committee of Toronto ; prepared by the ARA Consulting Group. -- Toronto : The Group, 1994. [43] p. ; 28 cm. REF 361.3 ARA ACT 1994
Services/client information network : Health Canada Phase 1 Report needs analysis final report
prepared by The Oulton Group. -- [Toronto] : AIDS Committee of Toronto, 1996. 25 p. ; 28 cm.
REF 362.108 SER OUL 1996
Services/client information network : final report
Dave Doig. -- Toronto : ACT, 1998
Women's community development program of the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) : an assessment report.
Tania Smith [for] Women's Community Development [at] AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT). -- Toronto : ACT, 2003. [5 leaves]; 28 cm. CIR 361.7 WOM ACT 2003.
Working positive : a needs assessment of Employment Action for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PHAs)
by Winston Husbands for the AIDS Committee of Toronto and the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation. -- Toronto : ACT; TPWAF, 2003. iii, 49 p. ; 28 cm. REF 361.71 WOR ACT 2003
Youth serving youth - phase 1 : origin and content of the Peer Outreach Project (POP) at the AIDS Committee of Toronto
by Danielle Layman-Pleet, Marlene Ham and Winston Husbands for the AIDS Committee of Toronto. -- Toronto : ACT, 2003. 8 p. ; 28 cm. REF 361.71 YOU ACT 2003
Women and Youth
Community Kitchen for HIV-Positive Women : a program assessment.
Tania Smith [for] Women's Community Development [at] AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT). -- Toronto : ACT, 2003. [4 leaves] ; 28 cm. CIR 361.71 COM ACT 2003.
*Final report on future directions for ACT's women and AIDS program
Prepared by Deborah Leach and Linda Reid. -- Toronto : AIDS Committee of Toronto, 1994. 20 p. ; 28 cm.
REF 616.9792 WOM LEA 1994
Includes background on ACT's current women and AIDS program, results of consultations, and recommendations. Based on consultations with service providers working with and for women living with HIV/AIDS IN Ontario, and evaluation surveys and interviews with those involved in the woman to woman consultation program.
Lesbians and HIV: focus group summary
Prepared By : Janet Rowe [ Women’s Outreach Coordinator]
Let's keep talking : an HIV risk-reduction group for young gay and bisexual males
John Maxwell and Robb Travers. -- [Toronto] : ACT ; CTYS, c1998. 26 leaves ; 28 cm. REF 158.3 MAX LET 1998
Safer sex and young gay and bisexual men: a focus group report
Conducted by Allie Lehmann. -- [ City of Toronto Department of Public Health], October 1994
Women's community development program of the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) : an assessment report.
Tania Smith [for] Women's Community Development [at] AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT). -- Toronto : ACT, 2003. [5 leaves]; 28 cm. CIR 361.7 WOM ACT 2003.
Young gay men and AIDS
prepared by Robert Gray. -- Toronto : AIDS Committee of Toronto, 1991. 24 p. ; 29 cm. REF 370.15 GRA YOU 1991
Young gay and bisexual men and HIV : a qualitative study of safer sex knowledge and behaviour among young gay and bisexual men
John Maxwell. -- [Toronto] : ACT, 1998. 13, [2] p. ; 29 cm. REF 306.76 MAX YOU 1998
Youth serving youth - phase 1 : origin and content of the Peer Outreach Project (POP) at the AIDS Committee of Toronto
by Danielle Layman-Pleet, Marlene Ham and Winston Husbands for the AIDS Committee of Toronto. -- Toronto : ACT, 2003. 8 p. ; 28 cm. REF 361.71 YOU ACT 2003
Youth Migration Project: A study of LGBT2 youth who migrate to Toronto
Youth Migration Project team. -- Toronto : Youth Migration Project, [2005]. [24] p. over 6 pamphlets ; 28 cm. REF 351.847 YOU YOU 2005