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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

Shared Family Care
An Alternative to Conventional Services
for Children and Families At Risk

Newspaper articles

Felsenfeld, P. (March 17, 2004). Family foster care pays off for mom. Contra Costa Times.

Author. (2002, May). Foster parents team up with whole families. Kenosha News.

Abdul-Alim, J. (2001, July 1). Foster care program keeps families intact. [Electronic version]. Houston Chronicle.

Abdul-Alim, J. (2001, June 27). Foster care plan keeps families together. [Electronic version] Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, pp. 1A, 17A.

Author. (2001, June 23). Unique foster program begins. Milwaukee Courier.

Johnson, J.B. (2000, November 10). Something akin to family. [Electronic version]. San Francisco Chronicle.

Johnson, J.B. (2000, November 10). What it takes to be a mentor family. [Electronic version]. San Francisco Chronicle.

Kelley, M. (2000, October 1). Fostering parents. Colorado Springs - The Gazette, pp. A1, A12, A13.

May, M. (1999, May 3). Learning to become a good parent. Contra Costa West County Times, pp. A1, A8.

De Sa, K. (1997, December 7). Program unites separate worlds. The Oakland Tribune, p. A10.

Chandler, K. (1995, January 16). Alternative foster care gives family a hand. Star Tribune, pp. 1A, 5A.