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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

Standby Guardianship Experts

Linda Coon, JD
Family and Children's AIDS Network
53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 304
Chicago , IL 60604
Phone: 312-786-9255
Fax: 312-786-9203
Email: lcoon221@aol.com

Rodney Cunningham, JD
AIDS Law Project of PA
1211 Chestnut Street, Suite 1200
Philadelphia , PA 19107
Phone: 215-587-9377
Fax: 215-587-9902
Email: cunningh@aidslawpa.org

Howard Davidson, JD
Director, Center on Children and the Law
American Bar Association
740 15th Street, NW , 9th Floor
Washington , DC 20005
Phone: 202-662-1740
Fax: 202-662-1755
Email: davidsonha@staff.abanet.org

Pamela A. Donnelly, JD
Attorney at Law
Ross & Matthews, P.C.
3650 Lovell Avenue
Fort Worth , Texas 76107
Phone: 817-371-8394
Email: judgelala@earthlink.net

Judith Larsen, JD
Child and Family Advocate
10442 Brackenwood Lane NE
Bainbridge Island , WA 98110
Phone: 206-780-9521
Email: nocrow@aol.com

Connie Manes, JD
Green Chimneys Children’s Services
400 Doansburg Road, Box 719
Brewster , NY 10509
Phone: 845-279-2995 Ex. 324
Fax: 845-279-0496
Email: cmanes@greenchimneys.org

Jeffrey A. Menzer, RN, ACRN
Project Director (Emeritus)
The Family Ties Project
120 E Street, S.E.
Washington , DC 20003-2613
Phone/Fax: 202-543-7563
Email: jeffrey@menzer.name

Caroline Palmer, JD
Pro Bono Development Director
Minnesota State Bar Association
600 Nicollet Mall, Suite 380
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: 612-278-6308
Email: cpalmer@mnbar.org

Jeff Selbin, JD
Executive Director
East Bay Community Law Center
3130 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley , CA 94705
Phone: 510-548-4040
Fax: 510-548-2566
Email: jselbin@ebclc.org

Cathalene Teahan, MSN, CNS, RN, BC
Public Policy Consultant
P.O. Box 1258
Snellville , GA 30078
Phone: 770-310-7492
Fax: 770-985-1002
Email: cteahan@bellsouth.net

Virginia G. Weisz, JD
Consulting Senior Attorney
Family Advocacy Program
Dowling 3 South
One Boston Medical Center
Boston , MA 02118
Phone: 617-417-8183
Email: jenny.weisz@bmc.org