The Invisible Epidemic: Teenagers and AIDS

Abstract:
This article addresses the fact that the teenage HIV/AIDS epidemic is going unnoticed; it goes on to list what our society must do to educate and protect our youth. From outlining HIV risk behaviors engaged in by teens to discussing some of the reasons that adolescents do not see themselves at risk, the authors stress that more education, including peer counseling, needs to be implemented because there is a new generation of children coming along that has not acknowledged its risk for HIV. It is our duty to teach them.

Author(s): Humm, Andy; Frances Kunreuther

Publication: Social Policy


Date Published: 4/1/1991

Pages: 7

Location Code: 7040