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Wallstrip: American Campus Communities (ACC)

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Challenging the exclusion of people with mental illness: the Mental Health Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative

Introduction With high hospitalisation rates and widespread social exclusion, mental illness is a profound health and social need that requires an integrated policy approach (Shepherd 2007). In the past, mental health models of support for people with acute mental illness have focussed on clinical symptoms, rather than addressing...

Articles 2008-12-22

Towards new indicators of disadvantage: deprivation and social exclusion in Australia

1. Introduction * Studies of Australian poverty have concentrated on comparing people's incomes adjusted to allow for differences in family needs with poverty lines in order to discover how many people are poor the poverty rate, who is affected by it the structure of poverty and how it...

Articles 2008-12-22

Australian Journal of Social Issues: special issue devoted to selected papers from the 2007 Australian Social Policy Conference

The papers in this Special Issue of The Australian Journal of Social Issues were originally presented at the 10th Australian Social Policy Conference ASPC, held at the University of New South Wales in July 2007. The theme of the conference was Social Policy Through the Life Course: Building Community Capacity...

Articles 2008-12-22

RESERVE SOLDIER RECEIVES NAACP AWARD

On March 30, 2008, the Philadelphia branch of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People NAACP awarded the 100 most influential African-American women in Philadelphia for their contributions to the community and the success they have achieved in their business and professional careers. Among this prestigious group of...

Articles 2008-12-01

Understanding campus climate through the voices of Filipina/o American college students

The purpose of this article is to discuss findings that investigate the experiences of Filipina/o American college students at a large, research I institution in southern California. Qualitative data was collected through one-on-one interviews to elicit responses related to the campus environment, sense of campus community/sense of belonging, and feelings...

Articles 2008-12-01

AAFES BENEFITS GO ON THE ROAD

FOR ARMY RESERVE FAMILIES DALLAS-The Army & Air Force Exchange Service AAFES is "on the road again," taking the exchange benefit directly to Guard and Reserve families across CONUS and Hawaii. With semi trailers packed tight with "tax free" electronics, toys and footwear, AAFES intends to join the Defense Commissary...

Articles 2008-12-01

Community outreach through corporate social responsibility: corporate social responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of their stakeholders and society at large. The Young Expedition Project may be one way for companies to achieve this

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CORPORATE social responsibility CSR is a concept that frequently overlaps with similar approaches such as corporate sustainability, corporate sustainable development, corporate responsibility, and corporate citizenship. While CSR does not have a universal definition, many see it as the private sector's way of integrating the economic, social,...

Articles 2008-12-01

Time to green up the data centres: a new survey shows that while CEOs and CIOs may be championing green information technology, the reality is that many companies are still in the "talking" phase or still have no plans to green up their data centres. This article looks at the key findings and examines what this means for business and the wider community

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WE'VE I HEARD so much about green information technology' IT, initiatives recently you'd be forgiven for thinking that everybody had this under control. You might be surprised to learn that storage vendor ONStor found that 58 per cent of the companies they surveyed were either still...

Articles 2008-12-01

Effects of fertilization and clipping of Phlomis fruticosa L. on a phryganic ecosystem: the case of Thesprotia, northwest Greece

INTRODUCTION Plant communities dominated by Phlomis fruticosa L., a semi-deciduous drought-hardy and flammable dwarf shrub of about 150 cm tall (8), are a common vegetation type in western Greece. In Greece, such communities are known as phrygana and they are widespread in areas with long, dry and hot...

Articles 2008-12-01

Kwanzaa celebrations share 'good in the world'

Forty-two years after its founding, Kwanzaa has burgeoned into a national and international celebration among African-Americans throughout the Diaspora. Kwanzaa is the African and Pan African holiday created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga. Kwanzaa celebrates the "Nguzo Saba" or Seven Principles, which contribute to building and reinforcing...

Articles 2008-12-01

The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful, and Positive

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful, and HIV Positive (Amistad/Harper Collins, $14.95 by Marvelyn Brown with Courtney E Martin, tells the intimate journey of living with HIV/AIDS from the perspective of a 24-year-old woman who got it from her seemingly nice-guy boyfriend and how it transformed her...

Articles 2008-12-01

Race and Remembrance: a Memoir

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In RACE AND REMEMBRANCE: A MEMOIR (Wayne State University Press, $24.95), by Arthur L. Johnson, the Detroit civil rights and community leader, educator and administrator gives readers an insider's view of the struggle for civil rights, his encounters with Morehouse classmate Martin Luther King Jr., and...

Articles 2008-12-01

Eat, drink & be merry without gaining pounds

It's that time of the year again, when parties, family gatherings and other celebrations highlight the holiday season. With all of that joy and the abundance of food, this is the most dangerous time of the year for gaining more weight, which is the cause of some of the most...

Articles 2008-12-01

Genarlow Wilson

After reading your article, "Dear Mama" (Aug. 2008), on Genarlow Wilson, I was moved to the point of tears. My tears were from joy! This story took place right here in my hometown of Douglasville, Ga. I too have a son who is 19 years old and was supposed to...

Articles 2008-12-01

Preterm births

Your article, "Preventing Preterm Births For Black Women" (Oct. 2008), was the best I've seen in a while, and certainly one of the few that targets our community. Thanks so much for sharing information about preterm births with the readers of EBONY! Jeri Bingham State Director...

Articles 2008-12-01

In memory

We have received information about the deaths of the nurses listed below. Names and available information about any nurse that you know, from your community or school of nursing, etc. will be greatly appreciated. They do not need to have been a member of the Colorado Nurses Association as we...

Articles 2008-12-01

RSVP: Ebony Fashion Fair ignites 2008-2009 runway style

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For Jada Collins, commentator for the Ebony Fashion Fair, traveling has become second nature. For more than 50 years, this traveling fashion show has visited venues large and small across the country, going directly to the Black community. Thirteen models travel to reach the devoted fans...

Articles 2008-12-01

Camas, Wash. Awards Video Franchise To Verizon

Residents of Camas, Wash., are a major step closer to having an innovative, reliable and competitive alternative for their television services, thanks to a unanimous vote by the City Council authorizing Verizon to offer its fiber-optic-powered FiOS TV. Camas is 18th community in the state to grant a...

Articles 2008-12-01

Verizon Wireless Mobile Cell Sites Fuel Coverage At Raceway

Verizon Wireless' pit crew of network technicians have deployed two Cells on Wheels to Phoenix International Raceway PIR to ensure "pole position" wireless service during a rent race. Verizon Wireless deploys mobile cell sites to enhance its network following natural disasters, and for large community events like the...

Articles 2008-12-01