Children Who Lose Their Parents to HIV/AIDS: Agency Guidelines for Adoptive and Kinship Placement

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Summary: By the year 2000, it is estimated that
between 72,000 and 125,000 children
will have lost their mothers to AIDS. By the year 2000, it is estimated that between 72,000 and 125,000
children will have lost their mothers to AIDS. Learning how to
respond to these children before the parent's death--to decrease the
numbers of children entering foster care and increase permanency--is
the primary focus of this guide. These agency practice and policy
guidelines describe and analyze programs designed to place children
with adoptive and extended families before a parent's death.

Organisation: 
Child Welfare League of America

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