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Informationen zum Autor Theodore J. Stein is Professor of Social Welfare at the State University of New York, Albany. Professor Stein has conducted research and published extensively in the area of child welfare. He has worked with the Children's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union and he has represented women and children with HIV in legal matters. Klappentext This book examines the issues surrounding the growing epidemic of women and children with HIV and AIDS. It explores such issues as discrimination in employment, housing, health care, and education, and looks at medical testing, confidentiality, reproductive freedom, income assistance, child welfare, and child custody. Focusing on the federal and state statutes that protect women and children with HIV and AIDS from discrimination, this book also examines the statutes that govern the operation of the public systems to which significant numbers of women with HIV and AIDS turn to for financial and medical needs, housing assistance, and social services. Clear and accessible, this book is vital reading for anyone interested in learning more about the policies, provisions, and legal concepts surrounding this issue. Zusammenfassung The rise in HIV infection, particularly among heterosexual women and children, is forcing social workers and other service providers to confront a wide range of new public policy problems. Stein provides an overview of public policy and legislation regarding these issues, including federal and state statutes governing public services. Inhaltsverzeichnis Ackknowledgments Preface Key to Abbreviations 1: Introduction Part I - The Emergence of AIDS in the United States and the Response of the Federal Government Part II - The Emergence of HIV 2: The Policy Framework: Status Conferring Policies Part I - Overview of Statutory Provisions Part II - Statutory Terms and Their Application by the Courts Part III - Summary 3: The Framework: Benefit Conferring Policies Part I - Financial Assistance Part II - Medical Care Part III - Social Services and Housing Part IV - Summary 4: The Care of Children and the Child Welfare System Part I - Children and Long-Range Part II - Child Welfare System Part III - Summary 5: Confidentiality, Testing, and Reproductive Choice Part I - Testing and Confidentiality Part II - Testing and Confidentiality: The Legal Framework Part III - Reproductive Choice Part IV - Summary 6: Adolescents and HIV and AIDS:Population Demographics and Prevention Strategies Part I - The Incidence and Prevalence of HIV and AIDS Among Adolescents Part II - AIDS Education Programs Part III - Summary and Conclusion 7: Welfare Reform and Its Effects on Women and Children with HIV and AIDS Part I - Welfare Reform and the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Block Grant Notes Table of Cases Bibliography ...
