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Items in this list may be obtained from the sources cited. Contact information reflects the most current data about the source that has been provided to the MCH Digital Library.

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Bogart LM, Cowgill BO, Kennedy D, Ryan GW, Elijah J, Murphy DA, Schuster MA, Corona R, Beckett MK, Elliott MN, Zhou AJ, Parra MT, Park SK, Patch J, Kanouse DE, Morton SC, Bozette SA, Miu A, Scott, GB, Shapiro MF. 2009. How parental HIV affects children. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 5 pp. (Research highlights)

Annotation: This report focuses on how parental HIV infection affects children. The report discusses the following topics: (1) how fear of transmission can limit parent-child interactions, (2) how stigma reduces parents' disclosure to children and limits children's opportunities for social support, (3) how loss of custody and lack of guardianship planning can lead to an unstable future, and (4) how interventions from common sources of support could help.

Contact: Rand Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-3208, Telephone: (310) 393-0411 Fax: 310-393-4818 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.rand.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Child custody, Children, Family support, Guardianship, HIV, HIV infected patients, Intervention, Parent child relations, Parents, Social support

McQueen C. 2008. For our children: Learning to work together—Co-parenting guide. (Rev. ed.). Austin, TX: Texas Office of the Attorney General, 23 pp., 1 video (DVD, VHS, or online streaming version, 22 min.)

Annotation: This booklet contains information to help parents who live apart work together to take care of their children. It includes a definition of the term co-parenting (sometimes called shared parenting) and explains how this arrangement can benefit the child. It offers guidance to help parents communicate with each other, talk to their children, provide consistency in their parenting, ease transitions between homes, and resolve conflict with the other parent. The booklet also discusses how children at different ages may be affected and provides the basic elements for an effective co-parenting plan. It is available in English and Spanish. The accompanying video can be watched online, downloaded, or ordered in DVD or VHS format; the DVD and VHS formats contain both English and Spanish versions.

Contact: Texas Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 12548, Austin, TX 78711-2548, Telephone: (512) 936-1737 Fax: (512) 469-3157 Web Site: http://www.oag.state.tx.us Available from the website.

Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Child custody, Child development, Communication, DVDs, Family relations, Parent child relations, Parenting, Parenting skills, Single parents, Spanish language materials, Videotapes

U.S. Commission on Child and Family Welfare. 1996. Parenting our children: In the best interest of the nation. Washington, DC: U.S. Commission on Child and Family Welfare, 219 pp.

Annotation: This report focuses on the issues of custody and visitation, which affect the children of divorced, separated, or unmarried parents. The report gives information on demographic, economic, judicial, and community factors on parental, and custody issues. Sections of the report give information on how the commission framed the issues, recommendations on reshaping the courts, and empowering the family through the community. Appendices include the voting record for the report, biographies of the commissioners, commission staff and acknowledgments, commissioners' statements, commission meetings, sample parenting plans, mandatory mediation programs, and community based organizations.

Keywords: Child custody, Child support, Divorce, Legal processes, Mediation, Parent rights

General Accounting Office. 1992. Interstate child support: Mothers report receiving less support from out-of-state fathers. Washington, DC: General Accounting Office, 36 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information on interstate child support cases and compares characteristics of interstate and in-state child support cases. It discusses percentage of interstate versus in-state child support cases, proportion of support payments received, and characteristics of custodial mothers in interstate and in-state cases. The report ends with appendices on percentages of award cases receiving child support, a population survey, and a list of contributors.

Contact: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20548, Telephone: (202) 512-3000 Secondary Telephone: E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gao.gov Available from the website. Document Number: GAO/HRD-92-39FS.

Keywords: , Child custody, Child support, Child welfare, Divorce, Single mothers, Single parents

Donahue AM. 1928. Children of illegitimate birth whose mothers have kept their custody. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 105 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 190)
   

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