Toronto, ON, Canada

A satellite meeting of the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, this session is organised by the Coalition on Children Affected by AIDS, a working group on psychosocial wellbeing of young children in sub-Saharan African communities affected by HIV/AIDS.


This session is supported and facilitated by the Bernard van Leer Foundation and will be held at the Metro Toronto Conference Centre in the Skills Building Room 6 from 12:30 – 14:30.

This session will explore the key policy issues and recommendations emerging from an international dialogue on the psychosocial wellbeing of children affected by HIV and AIDS, held in 2004–2006.
It will will also see the launch of a new publication, Where the heart is: Meeting the psychosocial needs of young children in the context of HIV/AIDS.

Speakers:

Felton Earls, Professor of Human Behavior and Development, Harvard University: Prioritising everyday systems of care – families, schools and communities

Alan Berkman, Director, Epidemiology Department, Columbia University: Earmarking resources for applied research to expand the evidence base

Clare Shakya, Social Development and Livelihoods Adviser, DfID: Advancing the agenda for the care and support of children affected by AIDS

Linda Richter, Executive Director, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa: Shifting the Paradigm: from psychosocial support to well-being

Lorraine Sherr, Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology of the Royal Free and University College Medical School, Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, London