| Description |
xvii, 408 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Although we live in the age of information and everyone is bombarded with potential sources of help, sifting through those possibilities can be a chore. This is where [this book] comes in. With this ... reference, author Jan Yager provides an overview of the various situations that most people have to navigate, from calling customer service or reporting a crime to finding credible and reliable information about a business, health, or legal concern"--Publisher marketing. |
| Contents |
Introduction : a guide to getting help -- Addiction : alcohol, drugs, nicotine, and gambling -- Adoption and foster care -- Aging -- Animal rights and care -- Arts -- Business, entrepreneurship, and employment -- Children and teens -- Consumer affairs and safety -- Counseling, depression, and mental health -- Courts and dispute resolution -- Crime : victims, witnesses, and prevention -- Criminal justice: law enforcement, corrections, and alternatives to prison -- Disabilities : developmental, intellectual, and physical -- Dying, death, and dealing with grief -- Education -- Emergencies, disasters, and preparedness -- Financial assistance -- Food, hunger, nutrition, and eating disorders -- Health and wellness -- Housing and homelessness -- Legal services -- LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning) -- Offenders, inmates, and formerly incarcerated -- Parenting, stepparenting, grandparenting, and family -- Pregnancy and childbearing -- Relationships, dating, singleness, divorce, marriage, friendship, and work -- Suicide : prevention and related issues -- Transportation, travel, and recreation -- Veterans -- Volunteerism -- World wide web, the internet and the media. |
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Social service -- Directories.
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Human services -- Directories.
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Consumer protection -- Directories.
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Legal aid -- Directories.
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Family life education -- Directories.
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Legal aid. (OCoLC)fst00995381
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Consumer protection. (OCoLC)fst00876358
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Family life education. (OCoLC)fst00920371
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Human services. (OCoLC)fst00963360
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Social service. (OCoLC)fst01123192
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Social work -- Directories.
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Human services -- Directories.
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Consumer protection -- Directories.
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Family life education -- Directories.
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| Genre/Form |
Directories. (OCoLC)fst01423796
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Directories.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Yager, Jan, 1948- author. Help yourself now New York : Allworth Press, [2019] 9781621536314 (DLC) 2019002098 |
| ISBN |
9781621536307 paperback ; alkaline paper |
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1621536300 paperback ; alkaline paper |
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