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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453364403321

Titolo

HIV affected and vulnerable youth : prevention issues and approaches / / Susan Taylor-Brown, Alejandro Garcia, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-7890-0825-4

1-317-82633-7

1-315-82159-1

1-317-82634-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GarciaAlejandro

Taylor-BrownSusan

Disciplina

362.1/969792/00835

Soggetti

AIDS (Disease) in adolescence - Prevention

HIV infections - Prevention

Children of AIDS patients - Services for

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

". has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of HIV/AIDS prevention & education for adolescents & children, Volume 3, Numbers 1/2 1999."

First published 1999 by the Haworth Press.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Editors; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; My Brother; The Courage of a Woman; When I Think of AIDS; Longitudinal Study of Psychological Distress Symptoms in HIV-infected, School-Aged Children; A Troubled Present, an Uncertain Future: Well Adolescents in Families with AIDS; The Impact of Targeted Prevention Programs for Adolescents at High Risk for HIV Transmission; Minors' Rights and HIV: Prevention, Testing and Treatment

In the Best Interest of the Child: Maintaining Family Integrity Among HIV-Positive Mothers, Children, and AdolescentsMothers with AIDS: Coping, Support, and Ability to Plan for Their Children; Index

Sommario/riassunto

HIV Affected and Vulnerable Youth: Prevention Issues and Approaches



provides suggestions for support of vulnerable youth who must face chronic disease or death, poverty, drug abuse, and racism, as well as the tribulations that accompany adolescence. Social workers, case managers, psychologists, and nurses who work with HIV-affected and vulnerable youth and their families will find unique recommendations on how to assist these individuals in resisting risky behaviors. This unique collection of research studies expands on the current knowledge while informing us of how much more there