The National Household HIV Prevalence and Risk Survey of South African Children
This report presents the results of a survey investigating South African children's experience of HIV/AIDS.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• Human Sciences Research Council • 2004

Suicide in Canada
This paper looks at the extent of suicide in Canada, the factors that contribute to suicidal tendencies, and the preventative measures available.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• Health Canada • 1994

Single Motherhood and Mental Health: Implications for Primary Prevention
This paper provides an extensive survey of research done on the health of single mothers.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• Canadian Medical Association • March 01, 1997

Australian Social Trends 2002: Health - Mortality and Morbidity: Infant Mortality
This document looks at Australian statistics on the trends in infant deaths and compares these statistics with international infant mortality rates.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • May 09, 2002

Lost Presence and Presents: How Parental Death Affects Children
This paper examines the effects of parental death on investments in children’s health and education.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• Princeton University • October 01, 2003

The Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Interventions for the Care of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe: A Literature Review of Evidence-Based Interventions for Home-Based Child-Centred Development
This report describes and evaluates interventions designed to support AIDS-affected children in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• Human Sciences Research Council • 2004

Death and Divorce: The Long-Term Consequences of Parental Loss on Adolescents
This paper focuses on the impact of parental loss on children's futures by studying both the incomes and the marital and fertility behaviour of adults who, as adolescents, experienced parental divorce.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• Statistics Canada • June 09, 1999

Death in the Family
This paper examines the loss of a spouse or family member through death and discusses the challenges it poses for bereaved families, counsellors, therapists, and other health care professionals.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• Newcastle Centre for Family Studies • c. 1996

Going from Bad to Worse: Malawi’s Maternal Mortality - An Analysis of the Clinical, Health Systems and Underlying Reasons, with Recommendations for National and International Stakeholders
This paper documents the exceptionally high rate of maternal mortality in Malawi, explores possible reasons for these rates, and discusses interventions that are necessary in order to improve maternal outcomes.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• Global Equity, Gauge Alliance, Health Services Trust • November 2004

Willingness to Care for Children Orphaned by HIV/AIDS: a Study of Foster and Adoptive Parents
This study investigates foster parents' willingness to care for children orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS in South Africa.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• NISC • 2004

Gender Differences in the Consequences of Widowhood: The Case of Depression
This paper demonstrates that widowhood is more detrimental to the mental health of men than to the mental health of women.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• Center for Family and Demographic Research • 2000

The Impact of Parental Death on Children
This brief paper examines the impact of parental death on children, and explores their reactions and responses according to age.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• The Ohio State University Extension • 2001

Schooling and Parental Death
This study of children in Indonesia looks at the negative effects that parental death can have on school enrolment and child outcomes.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• Center for International and Development Economics Research • 2003

Divorce and Separation: The Outcomes for Children
This paper summarizes past research on the impact of parental divorce and separation on children's socio-economic status, academic achievement, emotional development and behavioural outcomes.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation • June 01, 1998

Family and Community Interventions for Children Affected by AIDS
This report reviews existing literature on interventions designed to meet the needs of children who have been orphaned or are at risk as a result of AIDS in South Africa.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• Human Sciences Research Council • January 01, 2004

Caring for Kids After Trauma and Death: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
This paper provides guidelines for schools, mental health professionals, and parents for helping children to cope with and recover from experiences of trauma or death.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• The Institute for Trauma and Stress at The NYU Child Study Center • 2002

Psychological Adjustment to Sudden and Anticipated Spousal Loss Among Older Widowed Persons
This article examines the psychological adjustment of older adults to widowhood in order to determine whether the loss is more difficult if it is sudden rather than anticipated.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• The Gerontological Society of America • 2001

Forewarning of Spouse's Death and Psychological Adjustment to Widowhood Among Older Adults
This paper looks at the impact that forewarning of spousal death has on the psychological adjustment of older people.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• Population Studies Center • November 2000

AIDS and Older Persons: An International Perspective
This paper looks at older people's experience with AIDS, both through personal infection and, more commonly, through the illness and death of their adult children.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• Population Studies Center • January 2002

The Financial Implications For Parents of the Death of a Child
This paper addressess the financial costs and economic hardship that arise from a child's death.
• Category: Family Transitions > Death of Family Member
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • February 01, 2001