National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center : Information & Resources : HIV

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...

2012 Webinar Series
The Resource Center will host four webinar trainings in 2012 on stable housing, community partnerships, HIV medication adherence, and peer workers. More...

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...

Webcast: School Readiness in Infants and Toddlers Affected by Substance Abuse and/or HIV
In this webcast, representatives from three agencies share what they are doing to address school readiness for young children affected by perinatal substance abuse and/or HIV. 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

Below is a collection of resources developed and published by the Resource Center related to children and families affected by HIV/AIDS. In addition, internet links are provided to other organizations doing work in this area.

Addressing the Needs of Parentified Children of HIV Positive Parents (August 2011) [PDF]

HIV-Affected Families: Developmental Considerations & Family Interventions (September 25, 2009) Presented by Jeanne Pietrzak, Director, National AIA Resource Center
Presentation Slides [PDF], Bibliograpy [PDF]

Standby Guardianship (June 2009) [PDF]

Women and Children with HIV/AIDS (January 2009) [PDF]

Information Search -- HIV Disclosure to Children (May 2005) [PDF]

Recreational Programs for HIV-Affected Children and Families (September 2003) [PDF]

Mental Health Challenges in HIV Positive Women, Adolescents and Children (The Source, Spring 2002) [PDF]

Legal Permanency Planning for HIV-Affected Families (The Source, Fall 2000) [PDF]

Delivering Culturally Competent Services to Women and Children Who Are Drug-Affected (1997) - $10.00
The publication is based upon the experiences of AIA practitioners, administrators, and researchers in their efforts to develop multicultural competencies in working with ethnically and culturally diverse families affected by perinatal substance abuse and HIV. [Order]

Additional Information

Summary of online resources [PDF]

Links to additional web sites with information about families affected by HIV [HTML]

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