Welfare and benefit systems

Today, one in every three Americans will be affected by trauma, and the most vulnerable among these victims are children.

In Search of a Family: A Story of an International Adoption takes the reader inside a personal journey through the unknowns of an international adoption.

In an age of government imposed austerity, and after 30 years of neoliberal restructuring, the future of the welfare state looks increasingly uncertain.

City Kid can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.

Wie kann Beschäftigung bei Demenz gelingen – sinnvoll, wertschätzend und alltagstauglich?

PART 1 OF 3After taking a few weeks off work, Casey is presented with a new foster child: 14-year-old Elise, whose Mum left her at just five years old.

PART 2 OF 3Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass.

PART 1 OF 3Little Jamey, 21/2 years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency.

PART 3 OF 3When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very concerned.

PART 3 OF 3Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass.

PART 1 OF 3Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass.

PART 2 OF 3A family with a dark secret.

PART 3 OF 3A family with a dark secret.

PART 2 OF 3When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very concerned.

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose.

PART 1 OF 3A family with a dark secret.

PART 3 OF 3Little Jamey, 21/2 years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency.

PART 2 OF 3Little Jamey, 21/2 years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency.

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose.

Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way .

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose.

PART 2 OF 3After taking a few weeks off work, Casey is presented with a new foster child: 14-year-old Elise, whose Mum left her at just five years old.

PART 1 OF 3When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very concerned.

Six-year-old Darby arrives on Casey's doorstep terrified and hysterical.

The third in a series of true short stories from foster carer Mia Marconi.

A dramatic debut short story from London-based foster carer Mia Marconi.

City Kid can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.

Cohousing offers an end to the isolation of the single-family suburban home.

This report comes from a study to identify and audit materials used as a basis for integrated practice to support the learning of children from 0-14 years of age.

A reflective guide for all those studying for the range of professional disciplines within the area of children and families.

Many children and young people face significant barriers to learning at school, and need one-to-one support for their social and emotional development.

Learn the skills and best practices to make receiving visits more productive and worry-freeAs a family child care professional, you nurture and teach children during their most formative years.

By Degrees is a report from a five-year study following three successive groups of young people entering higher education from a background in local authority care.

Based on a study of over 100 9- to 11-year-old pupils from schools in deprived inner city areas in London and the North of England, this book explores children's views of religiously diverse schools and local communities.

The experience of victimization often leaves a child or young person frightened, lacking in confidence, or emotionally vulnerable and they can turn to crime in response to being a victim.

In Children Taken Seriously, leading researchers and policy makers consider how children can be recognized as social actors rather than passive consumers or victims.

The history of welfare provision has generally focused on the rise of the so-called welfare state and institutional provision for the poor.

Now in its third edition, this widely acclaimed resource provides an honest and detailed guide for adoptees and their birthparents.

Revised and updated every year, The Military Advantage, 2015 Edition is the most reliable benefits guide for Americans who have answered the call to serve in the military.

The Canada Pension Plan disability benefit is a monthly payment available to disabled citizens who have contributed to the CPP and are unable to work regularly at any job.

THE MILITARY ADVANTAGE, 2012 EDITION is the most up-to-date annual guide to military benefits for active duty service members, veterans, military retirees, and family members.