Find programs and strategies to support caregivers and reduce risk factors for child abuse and neglect in families with caregivers who are impacted by HIV/AIDs.
Anxiety/Stress Among Mothers Living With HIV: Effects on Parenting Skills and Child Outcomes
Murphy, Marelich, Armistead, Herbeck, & Payne (2012)
AIDS Care, 22(12)
Evaluates the relations between maternal stress, parenting, and child functioning among families where the mother is living with HIV. Findings indicate the need for interventions designed to decrease maternal stress and enhance parenting skills for families affected by HIV.
Change Agents: Family Centered Home Visitation Program
National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center & Family Centered Home Visitation Program (2012)
Presents a series called Change Agents, which discusses direct service programs funded by the Children's Bureau under the AIA Act. In this segment, Una Majmudar, Project Coordinator of the Family Centered Home Visitation Program in Philadelphia, PA, shares how a Family Centered Home Visitation Program provides home-visiting services to HIV+ women in Philadelphia who are pregnant and/or parenting children birth to age 3.
Child Psychosocial Adjustment and Parenting in Families Affected by Maternal HIV/AIDS (PDF - 182 KB)
Tompkins & Wyatt (2008)
Examines child adjustment and parenting in 23 9-through 16-year-old youth from families affected by maternal HIV infection and 20 same-age peers whose mothers were not infected. These data highlight the promise of programs targeting parenting skills to prevent or improve child difficulties.
Child Well-Being in Families Affected by HIV and/or Substance Abuse (PDF - 4,198 KB)
National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center
The Source, 18(1), 2008
Highlights current models of care and parenting programs being used across the country that focus on child well-being in families affected by HIV and/or substance abuse.
Family Centered Home Visitation
Highlights a program that prevents abandonment and out-of-home placement for infants and toddlers affected by HIV/AIDS and ensures safety, permanency, and a context for healthy development, even under extreme circumstances. The program delivers intensive services to pregnant and postpartum women affected by HIV/AIDS and to their children and families, emphasizing infant/family wellness and parent-child relationships.
Family Routines and Parental Monitoring as Protective Factors Among Early and Middle Adolescents Affected by Maternal HIV/AIDS
Murphy, Marelich, Herbeck, & Payne
Child Development, 80(6), 2009
Investigates the influence of parenting skills on adolescent outcomes among children affected by maternal HIV/AIDS. Findings suggest that, over time, frequent family routines show lower rates of mental health concerns and behavioral problems.
HIV Disease Impact on Mothers: What They Miss During Their Children's Developmental Years
Murphy, Roberts, & Herbeck
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20(3), 2011
Reviews interview findings from HIV-positive mothers on a number of issues related to being an HIV-positive mother raising young children.
Home Visiting With Families Affected by Substance Abuse and/or HIV
National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center (2012)
Provides an online tutorial that includes an introduction to the field of home visiting for professionals working with families. The tutorial reviews the basic components of home visiting, such as scheduling visits, developing rapport, modeling skills, educating families, and being mindful of cultural differences. The tutorial can be accessed by clicking on the "Home Visiting" tab.
How Parental HIV Affects Children
RAND Health
Research Highlights RAND Health, RB-9372,2009
Examines the unique challenges faced by children of HIV-infected parents and indicates how some of the negative effects of parental HIV on children could be ameliorated.
I wish I Could Tell You But I Can't: Adolescents with Perinatally Acquired HIV and Their Dilemmas Around Self-disclosure
Hogwood, Campbell & Butler
Clinical Child Psychology Psychiatry, 18(1), 2013
Describes and explores the attitudes and opinions of adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV towards disclosure. Recommendations are suggested for services to better support adolescents growing up with HIV.
A Parenting and Self-Care Intervention for HIV Infected Mothers (IMAGE)
ClinicalTrials.gov.
Describes the IMAGE intervention, which was developed to improve parenting and self-care skills in mothers infected with HIV. Includes study details, eligibility criteria, contacts, and locations.
Women and Children with HIV/AIDS (PDF - 845 KB)
National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center (2012)
Reviews the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on African-American and Latina women, the transmission of HIV from mother to child, HIV/AIDS symptoms and outcomes, and HIV testing and the importance of testing among pregnant women and infants.