FAMILY SECRETS

	FAMILY SECRETS
	Between 2,000 and 4,000 children and teenagers live with, or are affected by, HIV and
	Aids in the London area today. Most live in fear of being open about their situation, a new report says, and also asks what young people really need from the service providers. Michael Carter investigates
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	Afraid to Say: the Needs and Views of Young People Living with HIV/Aids by Elizabeth Lewis, is a joint effort between Strutton Housing Association (which provides high-quality London housing to people with HIV) and the National Children's Bureau (NCB). Neale Thomas, Strutton's business manager, explains how the report came about. "A couple of years ago I realised that hardly anything had been undertaken
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	about the service needs of children. I was particularly interested in the