Help yourself now A practical guide to finding the information and assistance you need

Jan Yager, 1948-

Book - 2021

"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.

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Subjects
Genres
Directories
Published
New York, NY : Allworth Press [2021]
Language
English
Main Author
Jan Yager, 1948- (author)
Physical Description
xvii, 408 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781621536307
  • 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.
Review by Library Journal Review

Yager (When Friendship Hurts) asserts that there is direct help available for every kind of life issue, if one only knows where to seek it out. This reference gives readers a head start on that search, listing more than 100 agencies that deal with everything from addiction and financial assistance to pregnancy and eating disorders. In a more positive vein, Yager lists resources for people interested in volunteerism and travel. The entries in all 30 categories are annotated with informative descriptions, contact information, and instructions on how to handle an immediate situation. VERDICT An excellent reference for all -libraries and counseling centers. © Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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