This study applies rights-based alternative-care theory and practice for orphans to China's child-welfare system, including its history and development in urban and rural areas. It analyses state child-welfare institutions; de-institutionalization; foster-mother villages; and current policy changes toward a mixed welfare approach.
A Look at the Legal Side of Stand Your Ground, Duty to Retreat, and Ot
Misinformation about self-defense rights and laws is what has sparked major debate over the misapplication of lethal force in civilian communities. Bruce Lawlor identifies the major issues in self-defense cases and the legal approaches used to resolve them, resulting in less confusion and greater understanding of what self-defense is.
The book offers a summary of the EVD crisis, and the ways it was defeated by the public who were energized by the gravity of the situation. It discusses the lessons learned, the effect of the disease on children, and the way forward for the international health care system.
Military families with children face many of the everyday challenges that those families not in the military face, but they also face other challenges that the rest of us don't. This book looks at the special issues and concerns of military families raising children and provides support and resources for those families.
The Girlfriends' Guide to Navigating Loss, Restoring Hope, and Rebuild
Finding themselves suddenly single after 50, Barbara Ballinger and Margaret Crane found that life could be good again despite the stress, frustration and fear they faced at first. This work helps others navigate life when their partner is no longer a part of it, so they still may find fulfillment, joy, and happiness again.
Military Families and Solutions for a Successful Long-Distance Relatio
Even when we are not at war, military families often deal with stresses such as frequent moves or the absence of a parent. The Deployment Toolkit provides military families with advice for the many challenges they may be faced with when dealing with deployment, including types of separation/deployments, emotional adjustments, and types of support.
Making the decision to join the military is a big one that affects not only the person who will be wearing the uniform but also family members, and even close friends. Military Life 101 is a brief orientation to life in the military.
In Cursed in Pennsylvania, Mark Nesbitt and Patty A. Wilson recount tales of genuine maledictions intended to invoke evil and unease across the state the Keystone State. The pages will bring to life these stories, letting you decide whether the resulting tragedies were simply bad luck, coincidences...or something far more sinister.
