Family and HIV/AIDS Cultural and Contextual Issues in Prevention and
Three 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
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Willo Pequegnat
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Carl C. Bell
Editors
Family and HIV/AIDS Cultural and Contextual Issues in Prevention and Treatment
Editors Willo Pequegnat National Institute of Mental Health Bethesda, MD, USA [email protected]
Carl C. Bell Community Mental Health Council, Inc.; The Institute for Juvenile Research, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine University of Illinois Chicago, IL, USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-4614-0438-5 e-ISBN 978-1-4614-0439-2 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-0439-2 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011937061 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
This book is dedicated to the many resilient families who are successfully preventing HIV transmission in their members and who are successfully ensuring that their HIV seropositive members are living a rewarding life.
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Foreword
In the Surgeon’s General Report on Youth Violence in 2000, we put forth the science that showed that by improving parenting, we can reduce violence in communities. Certainly the importance of quality parenting cannot be overstated. Some would argue that parenting should be a required course for high school graduation since it is the most important job that most of us will ever have. This book takes on the very vital and complex issue of the role of parenting in reducing risky behaviors that increase the spread of HIV/AIDS, and how this role may vary with race and culture. Beyond the prevention of behaviors that increase the risk of HIV/AIDS, this book is about sexual health and healthy sexuality which is a formula for success in life and relationship. The recent 2009 Institute of Medicine’s Report entitled Preventing Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities highlights the explosion in randomized controlled trials showing that pre
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