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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Social Support Services"”.
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Supporting Breastfeeding Among Women Residing In Homeless Shelters
… likely to have minimal access to breastfeeding support services and thus low rates of sustained breastfeeding. The purpose of this DNP capstone project is to examine current breastfeeding support within homeless shelters in Brooklyn, New York by conducting assessments of services through surveys …
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The comparison of social and academic support services for regular and specially admitted African American females at a predominantly white institution
… this study were to (a) compare the academic and social support services provided to regularly admitted African American females with specially admitted African American females all of whom attend a predominantly white institution, and (b) determine how responsive the predominantly white …
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Mothers' Lived Experience of Parenting an Infant/Young Child with Special Needs in a Rural Context
… face additional challenges obtaining health and social support services. A hermeneutic phenomenological approach was used to explore the lived experience of parenting young children with special needs from rural mothers’ perspectives. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a sample of 7 …
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PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AND EXPERIENCES IN YOUNG ADULTS CURRENTLY OR FORMERLY RECEIVING FOSTER CARE SERVICES
… mental health, pregnancy/parenting status, social support, services received in Independent Living Program (ILP), EFC, and/or the Aftercare Program and the young adults’ perception of the helpfulness of the programs, from whom they received information about these services, duration of …
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Refugee migration stress and family function: A phenomenological study of refugee mothers from East and Central Africa
… mothers' experiences with different forms of support systems post-resettlement. Participants were recruited through a resettlement agency in Roanoke, Virginia. This study illuminated a number of key findings to further inform research, theory, and practice with this population. Refugee mothers …
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Low income women‟s expectations, needs, and desires for social support in the postpartum period: a feasibility study.
… issues, and postpartum depression (PPD). Social support has been identified as a factor contributing to women's experiences in the postpartum period (Beck, 2001; Dennis, 2003). Lack of social support is also a predictor of functional status problems in the puerperal period (McVeigh, 1997). …
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Social factors affecting enrollment of children with disabilities in primary Schools: A Case of Peri-Urban Primary Schools In Ilala District
This study set out to investigate the social factors affecting enrollment of children with disabilities in Primary Schools. The research location was within Ilala Municipal in Dar Es Salaam Region. Data were gathered from a sample of 51 respondents involving the categories of parents of children …
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The Maze: Understanding Information Journeys of Women in Second-stage shelters
… focus on understanding their evolving needs for support, services, and information. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive global issue, deeply rooted in structural inequalities, and significantly affects women's safety, health, and independence, and the well-being of their children. …
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Functioning among Taiwanese Families with a Child Having Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
… mobility upon family hardiness, functioning, and support from a family perspective. A total sample of 126 of participants was parents of children with DMD. Parents completed basic demographic information, the Family Assessment Device, Family Hardiness Index, Duke Health Profile, and Family APGAR. …
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The Life Stories of Individuals Who as Adults Were Identified as Experiencing the Effects of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
… negative life events and access to appropriate social support services (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004). Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a term used to describe a group of diagnoses and effects related to prenatal alcohol exposure (Center for Disease Control and …
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Disability, social work and social exclusion : new strategies for achieving social inclusion of people with physical disabilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
… identify and characterise barriers (financial, social, cultural, socioeconomic) to social inclusion, to investigate the role of social work and social workers working with people with disabilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and to provide evidence for future disability social …
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The Association Between School Context and Student Health and Wellbeing
… relationships, teacher wellbeing and health and social support services within schools are associated with student health outcomes. Using a Youth Development Framework, this thesis examines a range of health‐risking behaviours and mental health disorders that have been shown to affect the health …
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Spousal Caregivers: Caregiving in Their Own Words
… allowed development of descriptions of identity, social support, coping with uncertainty, and sharing their stories with a specialized audience. The study also incorporated the researcher's knowledge of the social service community from 15 years of social work experience, a survey given to …
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Everybody Matters: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Support Services Available to Survivors of Human Trafficking in Central Kentucky
… in Central Kentucky to improve the provision of social services for survivors of human trafficking. Relying upon in-depth interviews with individuals from different organizations/agencies (e.g., social service providers, federal and local law enforcement agencies, human trafficking task forces) …