Disclosure

You may think that children are too young to learn about HIV/AIDS, but young people hear many messages about it from the media, friends, or other family members. Perhaps they even know someone who is HIV positive.The truth of the matter is that the only way to help prevent HIV/AIDS among young people is to share accurate, age-appropriate information so that they can protect themselves. This leaflet provides pratical information for parents and caregivers on how to talk to children about HIV/AIDS and gives basic key stats.

This is the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute clinical guidelines for disclosure of HIV to perinatally inefected children and adolescents. These guidelines are directed for use by multidisciplinary teams working with families and children living HIV.

This chapter from the Paediatric Hepatitis Report by Parents of Kids with Infectious Disease on lessons learnt about how to disclose to children about an infectious disease. This is an account from two experts who have worked with hundreds of families, they share their insights and experience.

This chapter from the Paediatric Hepatitis Report by Parents of Kids with Infectious Disease provides guidelines to parents on how to speak to children about Hepatitis. The guidelines can be easily applied to talking to children about HIV and AIDS and there are references and examples made in the text about HIV and AIDS disclosure. This chapter provides insights on how to create a communication plan from parents and experts working with and caring for children with Hepatitis.

This tool consists of 32 counselling cards for children between the ages of 4-16 who are undisclosed, partially or fully disclosed to. This is targeted for the use of a counsellor who works with the child. The cards has images on 1 side and themes and explanations on the other.

This is a series of guidelines for counselling people who are infected with HIV or are living with or caring for people with AIDS. Each booklet offers practical guideance on specific counselling issues. This series does not target children specifically but is more designed for assisting adults deal with disclosure.

12 slide Presentation on how to disclose to a child. This presentation is targeted towards a health care worker or consellor. It not only focuses on the child in question but also the preparation and guidance of the parent/caregivers.

This report about barriers and challenges in facilitating testing and disclosure for children in 0-6, 7-14 and 15-18 age groups, based on research conducted by India HIV/AIDS Alliance in Andhra Pradesh and Manipur. The research is exploratory in nature, and has used a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods. The report looks at key factors preventing testing in children and adolescents and the associated issues relating to disclosure.

60 slide Power Point Presentation on issues around disclosure to children. Targeted to those working with children living with HIV and AIDS. Gives cases of disclosure and provides tips and guidance on how to deal with issues as they arise. Speaks to importance of disclosure, also speaks to child as a participant in the disclosure process.

This protocol has been developed to meet a need for guidance on counseling of children and their parents/guardians about HIV/AIDS in 30 USAID/FHI projects with orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) under the IMPACT project in India. The document follows a
holistic approach to counseling considering HIV/AIDS as one among many other issues in a child’s life.