Acknowledgements; 1. Purpose of the Study; Introduction; Research Questions; 2. Background; Introduction; Characteristics of AIDS Affected Youth; Stigma; Bereavement; Needs of AIDS Affected Youth; 3. How the Study was Conducted; My Stance in the Role of Researcher; Rationale for the Method; Recruiting Participants; The Interview Process; The Field Log; Data Analysis; Trustworthiness; Creating the Participants' Stories; 4. The Young People's Stories; Introduction; Setting; Joe; Maria; Tina; 5. Common Themes; We're Out Here by Ourselves; My Mother Had a Problem; Me and My Mother Didn't Get Along; Something to Live for; Epilogue: Where Are They Now?; 6. Discussion and Implications; Unstable Living Arrangements; Behavior and Learning Problems; Unsafe Sexual Behavior; Multiple Losses; Disclosure; Responding to AIDS Affected Youth; Implications; Application of Findings; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.