Help Yourself Now
A Practical Guide to Finding the Information and Assistance You Need
Published on 9. March 2021
288 pages
978-1-62153-631-4 (ISBN)
Description
How to Find Help for Any Situation
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 Help Yourself comes in! With this useful 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.
Each chapter includes a brief discussion of an issue, potential scenarios, and listings of relevant national and international organizations. Yager also instructs readers on researching state agencies, so they can contact appropriate organizations closer to home. Important topics of discussion include:
- Health insurance
- Personal finances
- Housing assistance
- Employment services
- Family planning
- K-12 education
- College selection and funding
- Small business development
- Legal services
- Crime victim resources
- Substance abuse
- Emergency preparedness
- And more
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Person
Jan Yager is the author of forty award-winning nonfiction and fiction books which have been translated into thirty-two languages. Her books include Victims, Creative Time Management for the New Millennium, and Work Less, Do More, among others. She founded her own small press, Hannacroix Creek Books, Inc., in 1996. In addition to writing her own books, Yager is a ghostwriter and coauthor. She regularly exhibits or attends the Frankfurt Book Fair, Book Expo, and other book fairs around the world. Dr. Yager is also a professional speaker, workshop leader, coach, and consultant. She lives in Stamford, Connecticut.
Content
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction: A Guide to Getting Help
- 1. Addiction: Alcohol, Drugs, Nicotine, and Gambling
- 2. Adoption and Foster Care
- 3. Aging
- 4. Animal Rights and Care
- 5. Arts
- 6. Business, Entrepreneurship, and Employment
- 7. Children and Teens
- 8. Consumer Affairs and Safety
- 9. Counseling, Depression, and Mental Health
- 10. Courts and Dispute Resolution
- 11. Crime: Victims, Witnesses, and Prevention
- 12. Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Alternatives to Prison
- 13. Disabilities: Developmental, Intellectual, and Physical
- 14. Dying, Death, and Dealing with Grief
- 15. Education
- 16. Emergencies, Disasters, and Preparedness
- 17. Financial Assistance
- 18. Food, Hunger, Nutrition, and Eating Disorders
- 19. Health and Wellness
- 20. Housing and Homelessness
- 21. Legal Services
- 22. LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning)
- 23. Offenders, Inmates, and the Formerly Incarcerated
- 24. Parenting, Stepparenting, Grandparenting, and Family
- 25. Pregnancy and Childbearing
- 26. Relationships: Dating, Singleness, Divorce, Marriage, Friendship, and Work
- 27. Suicide: Prevention and Related Issues
- 28. Transportation, Travel, and Recreation
- 29. Veterans
- 30. Volunteerism
- 31. World Wide Web, the Internet, and the Media
- How I Went About Researching This Book
- Permissions
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Selected Other Books by Jan Yager, PhD
- Index
- Survey Link and/or Suggestion for Entry
