African American families and HIV/AIDS: caring for surviving children.

This article presents the preliminary findings of a national project undertaken to examine the medical/health, social service, and legal needs of African American children who have experienced or will experience the death of one or both parents as a result of HIV/AIDS. The project seeks to guide the development of culturally competent policies and practices across delivery systems responsible for managing the care of these children and their families. Services have expanded for the children but much remains to be accomplished to achieve culturally competent, integrated care systems for surviving children and their caregivers.