Where The Heart Is: Meeting the psychosocial needs of young children in the context of HIV/AIDS is an output of a series of workshops on psychosocial support held in 2004-2005 by the Bernard van Leer Foundation and the Coalition on Children Affected by AIDS. It was published to coincide with the XVI International AIDS conference in Toronto.

The workshops which led to this publication were prompted by a desire to get a firmer grip on the slippery concept of "psuchosocial support". They evolved towards broadening their focus to emphasise promoting children's "psychosocial wellbeing".

Authors Linda Richter, Geoff Foster and Lorraine Sherr discuss the issues surrounding psychosocial care and support for children made vulnerable by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and make recommendations for future priorities and programming directions. The publication includes the "Call To Action" for Toronto 2006.

Further information

• Where The Heart Is: Meeting the psychosocial needs of young children in the context of HIV/AIDS  
• BvL: Young children, HIV/AIDS and gender
• Special CRINMAIL on the Toronto conference

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Organisation Contact Details:

Bernard van Leer Foundation
PO Box 82334
2508 EH The Hague
Tel: 00 31 70 331 2200
Email: registry@bvleerf.nl
Website: www.bernardvanleer.org

Last updated 09/11/2006 05:37:57

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