The ATN!
The Adolescent Trials Network (ATN) for HIV/AIDS Interventions is a research network designed for adolescents and youth between 12 and 24 years of age. The ATN’s primary purpose is to get adolescents included in HIV-related research studies. Each of the newly funded ATN sites is made up of adolescent HIV experts already providing care for many young people with and without HIV.

Studies have shown that at least one-half of all new HIV infections each year are happening to youth under 25. We need to figure out ways to work with young people to help youth protect themselves. Other studies have shown that HIV positive adolescents and youth may get more benefit from treatment than older people, but which drugs to use and how to use them in teens is not clear. And finally, when the time comes to test a HIV vaccine to prevent AIDS, youth have the right to be part of that study if they choose.