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• Improvised care: public health with Latinos in new immigrant destinations 

  Lanesskog, Deirdre McGlone (2016-07-08)

  As Latino immigrants continue to settle in new destinations across the U.S., human service institutions in these communities struggle to meet the intense needs of their increasingly diverse clients (Jiménez, 2007). Health ...

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• The impact of the Illinois Promise Grant on college graduation 

  Gershenfeld, Susan C (2016-06-28)

  The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the Illinois Promise grant on four and five-year graduation rates. As a loan replacement or last-dollar grant, Illinois Promise covers the difference between other ...

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• Serving on the homefront: the impact of deployment on National Guard spouses viewed through their strengths, supports, and stories 

  Cleeland, Leah R (2016-06-28)

  Since September 11, 2001 the United States has entered a period of increased military action. Over 2.5 million service members have been deployed to the Middle East, with the National Guard playing an increasingly large ...

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• Weaving in public spaces: Peruvian indigenous women in social entrepreneurship ventures 

  Leon Arizmendi, Mirta Paola (2016-06-06)

  The purpose of this multi-case study was to examine and describe the experiences of two groups of indigenous women weavers that participate in two craft-related social entrepreneurship projects in the Southern Peruvian ...

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• Parental Response to the Suicide Attempts of Adolescents: A Narrative Analysis 

  Noronha, Lavina Marilla (2000)

  A lack of long-term care facilities in the community, poor quality of services in the existing residential facilities, and the professionals' exclusive focus on adolescents and neglect of families in intervention were some ...

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