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Implications of state policy context for the well‐being of immigrant families with young children

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract There is notable variation in state‐level social policy exclusions for immigrant parents and their children. Little research has investigated how these exclusions impair the well‐being of immigrant families. This study examined how state‐level social policy exclusions for immigrants are associated with the well‐being of immigrant parents and ...
Kevin Ferreira van Leer, Caitlin Lombardi, Rachel Chazan‐Cohen, Vanessa Esquivel, Prisila Isais, Anne Berset   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An agent-based architecture for managing the provision of community care - the INCA (Intelligent Community Alarm) experience [PDF]

, 2003
Community Care is an area that requires extensive cooperation between independent agencies, each of which needs to meet its own objectives and targets.
Beer, Martin, Hill, R., Sixsmith, A., Wei Huang, D.   +3 more
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Mapping clinical interactions in an Australian tertiary hospital emergency department for patients presenting with risk of suicide or self-harm: Network modeling from observational data.

PLoS Medicine
BackgroundReliable assessment of suicide and self-harm risk in emergency medicine is critical for effective intervention and treatment of patients affected by mental health disorders.
Michael H McCullough, Michael Small, Binu Jayawardena, Sean Hood   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Who's breaking the law … not us, them!”: Inside immigration detention in Portugal

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, we examine immigration detention in Portugal, a system whose daily operations and inherent violence are overlooked in both public and academic discourses. Even within community psychology, discussions on immigration detention have largely remained on the fringes of scholarly debates. Guided by a justice‐centered ecological lens,
Francesca Esposito, Federica de Lellis, Federica De Cordova, Erica Briozzo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Design Tool to Reason about Ambient Assisted Living Systems [PDF]

arXiv, 2016
This paper proposes a design tool to investigate the properties and emergent behaviours of a special class of Ambient Assisted Living systems, namely mutual assistance communities where the dwellers contribute to each other's well being. Purpose of our system is to understand how mutual assistance communities work, what consequences a design decision ...
arxiv  

Accessing emergency rest centres in the UK - lesson learnt [PDF]

, 2011
Emergency rest centres (ERC) are premises that are used for the temporary accommodation of evacuees during an emergency situation. They form an important part of emergency response, by providing a focal point for receiving people and providing food ...
Kipling, J, Newton, R, Ormerod, M
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Community‐engaged crime prevention through environmental design and reductions in violent and firearm crime

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the U.S., crime and violence are concentrated in cities that have lost industry and population due to economic disinvestment and structurally racist policies. Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers have called for community‐level approaches that reduce violence in these cities by improving unsafe physical environments, increasing ...
Laney A. Rupp, Shaun Bhatia, Daniel B. Lee, Rachel Wyatt, Gregory Bushman, Thomas A. Wyatt, Jesenia M. Pizarro, Caroline Wixom, Marc A. Zimmerman, Thomas M. Reischl   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improved Hospital Mortality with a Low MET Dose: The Importance of a Modified Early Warning Score and Communication Tool

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 2016
Rapid response systems have been mandated for the recognition and management of the deteriorating patient. Increasing medical emergency team (MET) dose may be associated with improved outcomes.
D. Mullany, M. Ziegenfuss, M. A. Goleby, H. Ward   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Managing and Querying Web Services Communities: A Survey [PDF]

International Journal of Database Management Systems ( IJDMS ), Vol.3, No.1, February 2011, 2011
With the advance of Web Services technologies and the emergence of Web Services into the information space, tremendous opportunities for empowering users and organizations appear in various application domains including electronic commerce, travel, intelligence information gathering and analysis, health care, digital government, etc.
arxiv  

Broadening Responsibilities: Consideration Of The Potential To Broaden The Role Of Uniformed Fire Service Employees [PDF]

, 2017
What is this report about? This report, commissioned by the National Joint Council for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services (NJC), aims to identify what impact, if any, firefighters can have on the delivery of emergency medical response and wider ...
Herbland, Anthony, Jones, Kathy, Mikrut, T, Newton, A., Skedgel, Chris, Skinner, Annie, Talbot, John, Williams, Julia, Willmore, Ian   +8 more
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