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Helping professionals help families affected by drugs and HIV


The Source - Spring 2008
This issue focuses on economic self-sufficiency for families affected by HIV and/or substance abuse. More...


Strengthening Connections Conference Archive
This conference highlighted the unique parenting challenges among families affected by substance abuse, HIV and/or incarceration, and the importance of the parent-child relationship in a child’s development. More...

2008 Teleconference Training Series
The Resource Center will host six trainings beginning in April 2008. The topics include the effects of methamphetamine, mental health services for women living with HIV and their children, and working with Latino families. More...

Parenting Guide
Assessing and Supporting Parenting in Families Affected by Substance Abuse or HIV (2007)

This guidebook provides practitioners and administrators with guidance in assessing, supporting, and strengthening parenting skills and parent-child relationships. [PDF]

 

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Information & Resources : HIV

Links to additional resources and web sites:

AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth, and Families
http://www.aids-alliance.org
AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families is a national non-profit membership organization who creates and shares information about programs that work for women, youth, children, and families affected by HIV and AIDS.

AIDS Education and Training National Resource Center
http://www.aidsetc.org/
The AETCs conduct targeted, multi-disciplinary education and training programs for healthcare providers treating persons with HIV/AIDS. This web site provides a central repository for AETC program and contact information and for training materials developed within the AETC network.

AIDSinfo
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/
AIDSinfo is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services project that offers the latest federally approved information on HIV/AIDS clinical research, treatment and prevention, and medical practice guidelines for people living with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends, health care providers, scientists, and researchers.

AIDSmeds.com
http://www.aidsmeds.com/
AIDSmeds.com is dedicated to providing people living with HIV the necessary information they need to make empowered treatment decisions. The founder and some of the writers of this web site are living with HIV, and they know first hand the challenges of learning how to fight this virus. By offering complete, but not complicated, up-to-date info, AIDSmeds.com seeks to help those that are both new and old to this challenge, and to remain a powerful resource for years to come.

AIDS.org
http://www.aids.org/
AIDS.org provides HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, and treatment information and facilitates the free and open exchange of knowledge at an easy-to-find centralized web site.

AIDS Treatment Data Network
http://www.atdn.org/
The AIDS Treatment Data Network is a national, independent, community-based, not-for-profit organization that provides treatment access and advocacy, case management, supportive counseling, and English and Spanish language information services to men, women and children with AIDS and HIV, as well as those with hepatitis. This web site connects clients and providers throughout the country.

amfAR: The American Foundation for AIDS Research
http://www.amfar.org
amFAR is one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy.

Camp Kindle
http://www.campkindle.org/
Camp Kindle’s mission is to improve the quality of life of young people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS through its camping programs.  Camp Kindle gives campers the opportunity to succeed, learn, and grow while sending a message that they are unique, special, and talented.

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/
The mission of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies is to conduct domestic and international research to prevent the acquisition of HIV and to optimize health outcomes among HIV-infected individuals.

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention – Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm
CDC provides leadership in helping control the HIV/AIDS epidemic by working with community, state, national, and international partners in surveillance, research, and prevention and evaluation activities. CDC’s programs also work to improve treatment, care, and support for persons living with HIV/AIDS and to build capacity and infrastructure to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States and around the world.

Children Affected by AIDS Foundation
http://www.caaf4kids.org/
CAAF is an organization that is devoted to providing social, educational, recreation, and other critical support programs to vulnerable children impacted by HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and other countries. Programs include domestic and international grant making and initiatives.

Children with AIDS Project of America
http://www.aidskids.org/
CWA offers a variety of services for children infected/affected by AIDS or drug exposed infants who will require foster or adoptive families. CWA works to create adoptive, foster, and family-centered care programs that are both effective and compassionate.

Drugs and HIV: Learn the Link
http://www.hiv.drugabuse.gov/
Drugs and HIV: Learn the Link web site connects you to information about the link between drug abuse and HIV infection..

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
http://www.pedaids.org/
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation seeks to prevent pediatric HIV infection and to eradicate pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment programs.

Food & Drug Administration HIV/AIDS Program
http://www.fda.gov/oashi/aids/hiv.html
The FDA HIV/AIDS Program provides information to consumers and professionals throughout the U.S. on topics such as HIV/AIDS testing, therapies, clinical trials and drug development.

Health Resources & Services Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau
http://hab.hrsa.gov/
The HIV/AIDS Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration aims to consolidate all programs funded under the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act.  The purpose of the CARE Act is to improve the quality and availability of care for people with HIV/AIDS and their families.

HIVinfosource (Center for AIDS Research)
http://www.hivinfosource.org/
HIVinfoSource is a guide to the innovative clinical research offered at the Center For AIDS Research at NYU School of Medicine. It is dedicated to keeping the public informed about NYU's latest HIV treatment and prevention options.

HIVInSite
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu
HIVInSite provides comprehensive up-to-date HIV/AIDS information on treatment, prevention, and policy from the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine.

John Hopkins AIDS Services
http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/
The John Hopkins AIDS Services is a venue for relaying the latest HIV/AIDS research and clinical information to the public and professionals.

Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org/
The Foundation’s work in HIV/AIDS policy seeks to provide the latest information, research, and analysis on the major domestic and global HIV/AIDS policy issues.

Know HIV/AIDS
http://www.knowhivaids.org/

Know HIV/AIDS is a media campaign aimed at eradicating ignorance about HIV/AIDS. The initiative encompasses the creation and dissemination of information about the HIV virus and its prevention through television, radio, outdoor, online and print media.

National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
http://www.natap.org/
NATAP is committed to providing the most comprehensive and real-time up-to-date treatment information available. Advances in AIDS treatment are published either in the newsletter or web site.

National HIV/AIDS Clinicians’ Consultation Center
http://www.ucsf.edu/hivcntr/
The National HIV/AIDS Clinicians’ Consultation Center is a clinical resource for health care professionals from the University of California San Francisco at San Francisco General Hospital.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/about/organization/daids/  
DAIDS’ mission is to increase basic knowledge of the pathogenesis, natural history, and transmission of HIV disease and to support research that promotes progress in its detection, treatment, and prevention.

National Minority AIDS Council
http://nmac.org/home/ 
The National Minority AIDS Council is a national organization dedicated to developing leadership within communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.

National Pediatric AIDS Network
http://www.npan.org/
The National Pediatric AIDS Network is a resource for information on HIV/AIDS from preconception through adolescents.

National Prevention Information Network
http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/hiv/index.asp
Prevention Information Network is a U.S. reference, referral, and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis.

National Women’s Health Information Center
http://www.4woman.gov/
The National Women’s Health Information Center is a service of the Office on Women’s Health in the US Department of Health and Human Services. The NWHIC is the most reliable and current information resource on women’s health today. It offers FREE women’s health information on more than 800 topics through their call center and web site.

Office of Minority Health Resource Center
http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=22        
The mission of the Office of Minority Health is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities.

Project Inform
http://www.projinf.org/
Project Inform provides information, inspiration, and advocacy for people living with HIV/AIDS. This web site contains the information on HIV/AIDS treatment, programs, and services.

Standby Guardianship
http://standbyguardianship.org/
The purpose of this web site is to provide a resource to service providers and parents/caregivers in the District of Columbia who are engaged in life planning. This site also provides information and resources on standby guardianship in other states.

The Body
http://www.thebody.com/index.html
The Body is a complete HIV/AIDS resource guide that provides the latest information on HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, diagnosis, and treatment.

The Orphan Project: Families and Children in the HIV Epidemic
http://www.aidsinfonyc.org/orphan/
The Orphan Project was established to explore policy options to meet the needs of the entire spectrum of affected children – from dying infants to healthy adolescents. In carrying out its work, The Orphan Project convenes meetings, publishes articles and reports, and develops collaborative work with direct service providers and family members.

The Well Project, Inc.
http://www.thewellproject.org/en_US/
The Well Project, Inc. is an initiative conceived, developed, and administered by HIV+ women and those who are affected by this disease. They aim to develop new resources to educate, nurture, and support the community of HIV+ women, their caregivers, and their health care providers.

White House Office of National AIDS Policy
http://www.whitehouse.gov/onap/aids.html
The Office of National AIDS Policy focuses on coordinating ongoing domestic efforts to reduce the number of new infections in the U.S., in particular in segments of the population that are experiencing new or renewed increases in the rate of infection.

Women, Children, and HIV
http://www.womenchildrenhiv.org/
This web site provides resources on the prevention and treatment of HIV infection in women and children targeted at health workers, program managers, and policy makers in resource-poor settings.

WORLD: Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases
http://www.womenhiv.org/
An information and support network by, for, and about women with HIV/AIDS.

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