Journal of Intergenerational Relationships - University of Pittsburgh

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JOURNAL OF INTERGENERATIONAL

RELATIONSHIPS The Journal of Intergenerational Relationships is the forum for scholars, practitioners, policy makers, educators, and advocates to stay abreast of the latest intergenerational research, practice methods and policy initiatives. This is the only journal focusing on the intergenerational field integrating practical, theoretical, empirical, familial, and policy perspectives.

FREE ACCESS ARTICLE CO-EDITORS Rafael Engel, PhD School of Social Work University of Pittsburgh United States

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Access this article from Journal of Intergenerational Relationships online until December 31, 2015, with Free Access. Simply go to www.tandfonline.com/WJIR and click on News and Offers tab. Support for Grandfamilies: A Mosaic of Intervention Strategies Matthew Kaplan and Melinda Perez-Porter Published in Volume 12, Issue 2, 2014

Leng Leng Thang, PhD Department of Japanese Studies Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences ABSTRACT - The term grandfamilies refers to families with relative caregivers raising National University of Singapore children. These families often face a host of emotional, legal, financial, and daily living challenges that require intervention at various levels. This article describes a Singapore web of programs, support systems, organizational structures, and social policies that can help grandfamilies thrive as reconstituted families. These intervention efforts ASSOCIATE EDITOR provide emotional and instrumental support for family members, training for service Alan Hatton-Yeo, MBE D.Univ Strategic Development Manager providers, and guidance for interagency collaboration leading to more extensive and timely services for grandfamilies. These domains of intervention fit together as an CSV Wales integrated, multipronged continuum of support for grandfamilies. ASSISTANT EDITOR Carrie Rodzwicz SPECIAL SOCIETY RATES University of Pittsburgh Members of the following groups can receive an individual print and online subscription Email: [email protected] to Journal of Intergenerational Relationships at a special society member rate of US $65. To subscribe, please email [email protected], and tell us you are a PUBLICATION DETAILS member. Volume 12, 2014 • Association for Anthropology & Gerontology (AAGE) 4 issues per year • Generations United (GU) Print ISSN: 1535-0770 • The International Consortium for Intergenerational Programmes (ICIP) Online ISSN: 1535-0932 • National Council on Aging (NCOA) • American Society on Aging (ASA)

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