National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center : Publications : The Source

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...

Call for Articles
The Resource Center is soliciting articles for the fall 2008 issue of The Source, which will focus on interventions that improve the physical, educational, and psychosocial well-being of infants and young children from families affected by HIV and/or substance abuse. [PDF]

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...

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]

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

The Source is a bi-annual magazine published by the AIA Resource Center. Each issue focuses on a different theme related to substance abuse, HIV and/or child welfare. The magazine includes: articles on practices, policy and research, program profiles, resource reviews, and conference listings. There is no charge to receive The Source. To be placed on our mailing list, submit the subscription form.

Current Issue:

Trauma-Informed Services for Families Affected by Substance Abuse and/or HIV (Summer 2007) [PDF - Entire Issue]

Working with Substance Abusing Mothers: A Trauma-Informed, Gender- Responsive Approach [PDF]
Stephanie Covington, PhD, LCSW
Additional resources from Dr. Covington [PDF]

Integrating an Understanding of Trauma into Treatment for Women with Substance Use Disorders and/or HIV [PDF]
Laurie Markoff, PhD & Norma Finkelstein, PhD

The Sanctuary Model of Trauma- Informed Organizational Change [PDF]
Sandra L. Bloom, MD

Great Starts: Addressing Trauma with Women in Recovery [PDF]

Self-Reported Abuse History as a Risk Factor in Permanency Planning [PDF]
Warren A. Reich, PhD & Jan Hudis, MPA, MPH

Past Issues:

Spring 2006 Methamphetamine and OxyContin©	Fall 2005 Developmental Disabilities, Substance Abuse, and Parenthood	Spring 2005 Substance Abuse Prevention with Children of Substance Abusers	Fall 2004 Helping Infants and Toddlers Through Transitions in Foster Care

Spring 2004 New Directions in Supportive Housing in Families	Fall 2003 Parenting and Substance Abuse	Spring 2003 Case Management for Substance Abusing Parents and Their Children	Fall 2002 Building Upon the Unique Strengths of Peer Workers

Spring 2002 Mental Health Challenges in HIV Positive Women, Adolescents and Children	Winter 2001 Harm Reduction: One Strategy for Working with Substance Abusing Women	Spring 2001 AIA Programs: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow	Fall 2000 Legal Permanency Planning for HIV-Affected Families

Spring 2000 Improving Treatment Adherence for Mothers with Substance Abuse Problems