National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center : Direct Service Programs : Directory : Great Starts

Strengthening Connections
September 10-12, 2012
This conference is designed to increase your knowledge of parent-child attachment in families affected by HIV, substance abuse, and trauma. More...

Women and Children with HIV/AIDS (March 2012) [PDF]

Prenatal Substance Exposure
(March 2012) [PDF]

2012 Webinar Series
The Resource Center hosted four webinar trainings in 2012 on stable housing, community partnerships, HIV medication adherence, and peer workers. Find all four recordings and slides from our series here!

Addressing the Needs of Parentified Children of HIV Positive Parents
The first in a series of Research-to-Practice briefs, this document addresses best practices for working with HIV negative children who have taken on a more parental role in the family due to a parent's positive HIV status. [PDF]

Engaging and Retaining Pregnant and Parenting Substance Users in Programs
This Research-to-Practice Brief details recommendations designed to increase retention and engagement when working with pregnant and parenting substance users. [PDF]

Online Tutorial: Women and Children with HIV/AIDS
This tutorial is designed as an introduction to the complex issues associated with HIV/AIDS among women and children in the United States. The tutorial can be taken for 2 CE units. More...

Online Tutorial: Substance Use During Pregnancy
This tutorial provides an overview of the prevalence and nature of substance use among pregnant women in the United States. The tutorial can be taken for 1 CE unit. More...

National Abandoned Infants
Assistance Resource Center
University of California, Berkeley
1950 Addison Street, Suite 104 # 7402
Berkeley, CA 94720-7402
Phone: (510) 643-8390
Fax: (510) 643-7019
E-mail: aia@berkeley.edu

Great Starts
901 East Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37915
865-246 -1100 x224
khatfield@child-family.org
http://www.child-family.org

Project Director
Kathy Hatfield

Evaluator
Barbara Barton

Sponsoring Organization:
Child & Family Tennessee

Description:
The project serves cocaine and other drug using women, who may be HIV+ and who are pregnant or have given birth to drug-exposed and/or HIV positive children. Intensive outpatient treatment services, life skills development, and aftercare/follow up services are provided for residential women. Great Starts provides housing for up to six months for a minimum of 22 women and 37 children, from birth through 10 years of age. Therapeutic nursery services are provided for drug-exposed infants, toddlers, and preschool age children.