The aim was to look at how the needs of these children are understood and responded to by the professionals involved with their care and to learn from the experiences of the children and young people themselves.
HIV continues to generate misguided fears and anxieties, and this was found to be the case within children's services. Both social and health care professionals expressed the view that it would be very difficult to place HIV-positive children with foster carers because of the widespread and often misguided fears about HIV.
It was very concerning to discover the rejection and isolation experienced by some HIV-positive young people when their foster carers became aware of their status. In some cases we learned it had led to the breakdown of placements and to young people refusing further foster care placements for fear of more rejection.
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