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Predictors of Child Custody Plans for Children Whose Parents Are Living with AIDS in New York City

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Lightfoot, Marguerita; Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane – Social Work, 2004

Custody planning among parents living with HIV or AIDS (PLHAs) can buffer the negative impact of parental death. The formal and informal custody plans for 594 children by 253 PLHAs and the relationships among custody plans, parental health, and psychosocial status were examined. About one-half of the parents had no formal custody plan. Parents…

Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Coping, Parent Child Relationship, Child Custody

The Silent Epidemic. Teens and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Francis, Susan – Our Children, 1998

One-quarter of the 3 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) each year occur in teenagers. Teens are at high risk because of biological, age, and behavioral factors. Education is the best weapon against STDs. As their children's first sex educators, parents must make every effort to promote STD education at home and school. (SM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Parent Responsibility, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students