Document 0995
 DOCN  M94A0995
 TI    Pilot transitional residence for children with HIV/AIDS.
 DT    9412
 AU    Neumann E; FEBEM-RS, Brazil.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):232 (abstract no. PB0943). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371580
 AB    The Pilot Transitional Residence provides social and health-related
       services to HIV+ children from high-risk backgrounds in Porto Alegre,
       Brazil and seeks to facilitate their reintegration into stable living
       situations. The Residence houses children of up to eight years of age
       who have been judicially sent to the state government's Fundacao de
       Bem-Estar do Menor due to abandonment, neglect and other socioeconomic
       factors. Using a multi-disciplinary team of social service, legal and
       health professionals, the Residence provides individualized, family-type
       support directed towards guaranteeing the children's basic human rights.
       In 11 months, 18 children have been served and there is a waiting list
       for placement. Hospital stays have been reduced and the children's
       overall quality of life has improved significantly. This project
       demonstrates that a transitional residence can improve the quality of
       life for children with HIV/AIDS and suggests that governmental agencies
       can play an important role in an area of social services typically left
       to charitable and non-governmental organizations.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*NURSING  Brazil  Child  Human  HIV
       Infections/*NURSING  Pilot Projects  Quality of Life  *Residential
       Facilities  MEETING ABSTRACT

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