Fall or Fly - The Strangely Hopeful Story of Foster Care and Adoption in Appalachia

Informationen zum Autor Wendy Welch is the executive director of the Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium and the author, coauthor, or editor of six books, including Fall or Fly: The Strangely Hopeful Story of Foster Care and Adoption in Appalachia (also from Ohio University Press). She advocates for social justice in health care and other critical areas of development across Appalachia. Klappentext Chaos. Frustration. Compassion. Desperation. Hope. These are the five words that author Wendy Welch says best summarize the state of foster care in the coalfields of Appalachia. Her assessment is based on interviews with more than sixty social workers, parents, and children who have gone through "the system." Zusammenfassung Chaos. Frustration. Compassion. Desperation. Hope. These are the five words that author Wendy Welch says best summarize the state of foster care in the coalfields of Appalachia. Her assessment is based on interviews with more than sixty social workers, parents, and children who have gone through “the system.”

Product details

• Authors: Wendy Welch
• Publisher: University of ohio press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780821423028
• ISBN: 978-0-8214-2302-8
• No. of pages: 250
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Family law; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies