Article: Lone mothers between the welfare state and informal support; a cross-national comparison of Germany and the United Kingdom.(Brief article)(Book review)

Article: INFORMAL SUPPORT MAY PROTECT BLACKS WITH MENTAL ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... the use of professional services and informal support, which is help from family and friends ... of blacks in the sample relying on informal support alone or with other professional services ... options: professional services, informal support, both options and no help. Using ...

Article: FED: Social changes may reduce informal support for ...
AAP General News (Australia);  June 24, 1999 ;     454 words ... ... 1999 FED: Social changes may reduce informal support for aged CANBERRA, June 24 AAP ... at home, thanks in large part to informal support from family and friends, new figures ... households, may reduce the amount of informal support available." The proportion of older ...

Article: Fed: Gosper gives informal support to Beijing for ...
AAP General News (Australia);  June 28, 2001 ;     362 words ... ... General News (Australia) 06-28-2001 Fed: Gosper gives informal support to Beijing for 2008 games MELBOURNE, June 28 AAP - International ... Olympic Committee vice-president Kevan Gosper has given informal support to Beijing in its bid for the 2008 Olympic Games. The ...

Article: Stockton Center On Successful Aging Presents 'Cultural Values, ...
Targeted News Service;  January 16, 2009 ;     582 words ... ... Gerontology Program, will address "Cultural Values, Informal Support, and Caregiving Outcomes Among Chinese American Caregivers ... caregiver characteristics, stressors, cultural values, and informal support and outcomes among Chinese American caregivers who care ...

Article: Teaching Practice in England: Formal and Informal ...
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport;  March 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... formal support structures of the university and the schools worked fairly well, but the students very much valued the informal support they received when they were reunited with their student colleagues at postends. Instead of relying on university tutors ...

Article: The role of community services and informal support ...
Journal of Studies on Alcohol;  November 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...UNDERSTAND1NG THE ROLES community services and social networks play in the course of drinking could have important implications for clinical and community-level interventions. Numerous studies have demonstrated the importance of treatment over time (Finney and Moos, 1992; Hser et al., 1993, 1997;

Article: LOCKPORT TO CONSIDER SENIOR DEVELOPMENT | DIVISION & FARRELL: ...
Herald-News (Joliet, IL);  January 24, 1999 ;     700+ words ...LOCKPORT -- The city council this week will consider plans for Lockport's first senior residential community. Stough Development of Hinsdale wants to put up the $5 million complex on 5 acres near Division Street and Farrell Road. The plan calls for 50 one-bedroom apartments in seven one-story