PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Li Li, PH.D.

This project aims to support adults in HIV-affected families in order to improve their children’s well-being. UCLA’s Center for Community Health (CCH) , in collaboration with the Thai Ministry of Public Health, Bureau of Epidemiology, will develop the Family-to-Family (F2F) intervention in order to improve the social, behavioral and mental health outcomes for children affected by HIV.


In Phase 1, we pilot tested the current intervention contents and activities by collecting qualitative data (focus groups and in-depth qualitative interviews) from HIV+ families in the four district hospitals in Chiang Rai and Nakohn Ratchasima provinces selected for the proposed study. We tested the assessment measures with the same 40 families. The findings from Phase was used to develop intervention content, as well as the format and style of the intervention for Phase 2. In addition, the findings from Phase 1 was used to finalize the assessment measures we will use in Phase 2. Phase 1 was completed in September, 2006.


In Phase 2, 400 families with HIV+ parents from 4 district hospitals in Chiang Rai & Nakhon Ratchasima Provinces will be recruited to an intervention to benefit their school-aged children aged 6-17 years. At their clinical care site, we will randomly assign families to either: 1) F2F, a psychoeducational intervention for HIV+ parents and family caregivers delivered in drop-in groups by healthcare providers; or 2) a Standard Care condition. The impact of the F2F intervention will be monitored over 24 months.