Rebooting resilience: shifts toward dynamic, multi-level, and technology-based approaches for people living with HIV.
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Resilience research has often been characterized by a static conceptualization of resilience that focuses on individual level factors that help people living with HIV PLHIV adapt to HIV related challenges and overcome other life adversities Early conceptualizations often depicted resilience as a static stable construct with limited attention paid to the social context and broader systems that may foster or discourage resilient adaptation across time and place This special issue seeks to challenge these conventional views by highlighting innovative HIV resilience research across the globe Far from ignoring socio cultural contexts studies presented in this issue directly address systemic stigma and discrimination against PLHIV as well as sexual and gender minority individuals and identify unique opportunities to promote resilience through building strong villages i e social networks reducing structural inequities and enhancing HIV treatment and care systems In addition papers included in this issue address the promise and challenges of utilizing mobile Heath mHealth technology to build resilience for PLHIV through improving psychosocial and clinical outcomes