title: Foster care for children with AIDS: a psychosocial perspective.
abstract: The first Foster Boarding Home Program for babies with AIDS in the United States was started in New York by The Leake and Watts Children's Home in 1985. The authors describe the stages of the program, the possible reasons for its remarkable success, and some general characteristics of the AIDS epidemic. They also present preliminary findings about the characteristics of the children and foster parents in this group. General psychosocial issues concerning AIDS are discussed.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rendon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gurdin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bassi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weston
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology