Pequegnat Willo, Bell Carl C. (eds.) Family and HIV/AIDS: Cultural and Contextual Issues in Prevention and Treatment

Springer, 2012. — 379 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4614-0438-5Three decades into the HIV pandemic, the goals remain clear: reduce the number of infections,improve the health outcomes of those who are infected, and eliminate disparities in care. And one observation continues to gain credence: families are a powerful resource in preventing, adapting to, and coping with HIV. Recognizing their complex role as educators, mentors, and caregivers, Family and HIV/AIDS assembles a wealth of findings from successful prevention and intervention strategies and provides models for translating evidence into effective real-world practice. Chapters spotlight the differing roles of mothers and fathers in prevention efforts, clarify the need for family/community collaborations, and examine core issues of culture,ethnicity, gender, and diagnosis (e.g., minority families, adolescents with psychological disorders). Throughout, risk reduction and health promotion are shown as a viable public health strategy A reference with considerable utility across the health, mental health, and related disciplines,Family and HIV/AIDS will be a go-to resource for practitioners working with families, researchers studying at-risk populations, administrators seeking to create new (or evaluate existing)prevention and care programs, and policymakers involved in funding such programs.Overview of Family and HIV and Mental Health
Family and HIV/AIDS: First Line of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Family as the Model for Prevention of Mental and Physical Health Problems
The Role of Settings in Family Based Prevention of HIV/STDs
Role of Families in Prevention and Care
Parents as HIV/AIDS Educators
Mothers: The Major Force in Preventing HIV/STD Risk Behaviors
Fathers and HIV/AIDS: A Missing Factor in Developing Interventions But Not in the Lives of Their Children
Couple-Based HIV Prevention and Treatment: State of Science, Gaps, and Future Directions
The Role of Families Among Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Confronting HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Collaborating with Families and Communities to Prevent Youth HIV Risk Taking and Exposure
Families and HIV Medication Adherence
Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Issues in Families
Family-Based HIV Prevention with African American and Hispanic Youth
Parents as Agents of HIV Prevention for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth
Family-Based HIV-Prevention for Adolescents with Psychiatric Disorders
Implementing Family Systems Evidence-Based Prevention
Adaptation of Interventions for Families Affected by HIV
Promoting Family-Focused Evidenced-Based Practice in Frontline HIV/AIDS Care
Challenges for the Future
Future Directions for Family-Based Prevention and Treatment Research: Challenges and Emerging Issues