Who will want me now? It’s a heart-wrenching question for teenagers infected with HIV.The number of HIV/AIDS-infected teenagers in the United States is increasing. Nearly 35,000 U.S. teenagers now have AIDS. Far more have been diagnosed with HIV, and an undetermined number have the virus and do not yet know. Each year, some 1,700 young people aged 13 to 24 are diagnosed with the ravaging end result of this infection: AIDS.In this volume, experts who work with HIV/AI… More >>
Teenagers, HIV, and AIDS: Insights from Youths Living with the Virus
Tags: end result, hiv, hiv aids, hiv and aids, undetermined number
#1 by Adam Tenner on June 26, 2010 - 12:13 pm
I have been working in the HIV/AIDS field for fifteen years and have been waiting for a book like this. Dr. Lyon and Dr. D’Angelo are two heroes of mine who have captured the balance between the voices of youth and the voices of experts in the field. I recommend this book for professionals as well as for individuals interested in understanding more about how HIV is changing the world for young people.
-Adam Tenner
Executive Director
Metro TeenAIDS
Washington, DC
http://www.metroteenaids.org
Rating: 5 / 5