Vera Institute of Justice

Overview

This report is the fourth in a series of quarterly progress reports describing the Vera Institute of Justice's review of issues related to the enrollment of foster children in clinical trials of HIV and AIDS treatments during the late 1980s and 1990s. It covers the quarter running from April 1, 2006, to June 30, 2006. The current report describes:

1. Implementation of the research design,

2. Institutional Review Board review of key respondent interviews,

3. Activities of Vera's Advisory Board,

4. Outreach, and

5. Next steps.