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Implementing Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: best interests, welfare and well-being (2016)
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Sutherland, E. E., & MacFarlane, L.-A. B. (Eds.). (2016). Implementing Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: best interests, welfare and well-being. Cambridge University Press

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is acknowledged as a landmark in the development of children's rights. Article 3 makes the child's best interests a primary consideration in all actions concerning children, and requires States Parties to... Read More about Implementing Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: best interests, welfare and well-being.

Feederism (2015)
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Charles, K., & Palkowski, M. (2015). Feederism. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137470461

Sexualised weight gain, also known as feederism, has become the subject of documentaries, films, and media coverage over the last 15 years. A growing internet community and online presence has brought this fetish to mainstream attention and it has be... Read More about Feederism.

Preparing for your death (2014)
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Willis, D. (2014). Preparing for your death. FAIR, Glasgow University, Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief

A helpful guide for people with learning disabilities and their carers.

Promoting Health and Wellbeing in later Life. Interventions in Primary Care and Community Settings. (2011)
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Frost, H., Haw, S., & Frank, J. (2011). Promoting Health and Wellbeing in later Life. Interventions in Primary Care and Community Settings. Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy

In developed countries the population of older people is expected to rise as life expectancy increases. Consequently, it will become increasingly difficult to maintain independent living for older people in their own homes or provide adequate pension... Read More about Promoting Health and Wellbeing in later Life. Interventions in Primary Care and Community Settings..

Postnatal depression and maternal distress: the myth of the Madonna. (1997)
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Littlewood, J., & McHugh, N. (1997). Postnatal depression and maternal distress: the myth of the Madonna. Macmillan

Written by a social psychologist and a midwife, this book moves beyond the conventional 'medical' approach to emotional problems following childbirth. It examines the range of potential causes of maternal distress and postnatal depression and puts fo... Read More about Postnatal depression and maternal distress: the myth of the Madonna..