National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center

http://aia.berkeley.edu

AIA service programs nationwide receive discretionary grant funding from the Children's Bureau to prevent the abandonment and out-of-home placement of infants and young children from families affected by HIV/AIDS and/or substance abuse, and to monitor their safety, permanency, and well-being.

The Resource Center provides training, information, consultation, and resources to AIA service providers and other public and community-based agencies that assist these children and their families.

GOAL

Enhance the quality of social and health services delivered to children at risk of entering care, specifically those children at risk of abandonment due to the presence of drugs and/or HIV/AIDS in the family

HOW WE HELP

• Provide training to professionals via conferences, skills-building seminars, Webcasts, Webinars, and online tutorials
• Conduct individualized information and referral searches in response to requests
• Produce and disseminate research-to-practice briefs, factsheets, issue briefs, monographs, and reports
• Maintain an interactive website with information, resources, and archived training
• Examine emerging practice and policy issues by conducting research, including focus and technical expert groups
• Provide dedicated training and education services to AIA projects
• Assist Federal grantees in disseminating their expertise, findings, and lessons learned
• Collaborate with the University of Missouri Institute on Human Development to produce and disseminate annual cross-site evaluation reports from AIA projects

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