Rising Women

Annotated Bibliography

                     

Helping women rise to their full potential by offering quality care for their children while they attend Rising Women approved meetings. These meetings improve a woman’s mental, emotional, and physical health by allowing them to be able to attend without children.

This annotated bibliography is for our donors, volunteers, and clients.

Federal Agencies

Office of Head Start

Promoting early childhood education.

      Office of Head Start. (2020). Retrieved February 20, 2020, 

      from https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohs

State Agencies

Wyoming Department of Family Services

Providing resources and assistance to low income families.

Wyoming Department of Family Services. (2020). Retrieved February 18, 2020, from https://dfs.wyo.gov/

Funding Agencies (prospective)

Climb Wyoming

Providing financial independence for low income single mothers through vocational training.

Restoring Hope for Generations. (2020). Retrieved February 23, 2020, from https://www.climbwyoming.org/

United Way

Opportunities for community growth by offering assistance through “education, income, and health.”

Brady, A. (2020). United Way of Albany County. Retrieved February 23, 2020, from https://unitedwayalbanycounty.org/

YWCA

Social justice work geared towards empowering women.

Eliminating Racism Empowering Women YWCA. (2020). Retrieved February 23, 2020, from https://www.ywca.org/

Scholarly Articles

Empowerment of Women and Mental Health Promotion: A Qualitative Study in Rural Maharashtra, India

Educating the women of Maharashtra, India, of causes of depression and mental health problems.

Kermode, M., Herrman, H., Arole, R., White, J., Premkumar, R., & Patel, V. (2007). Empowerment of women and mental health promotion: a qualitative study in rural Maharashtra, India. BMC public health, 7, 225. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-225

Family Management Practices and Positive Youth Development in Stepfamilies and Single‐Mother Families

Considering activities that promote healthy youth development for children of single mother families.

Beckmeyer, J. J., Su‐Russell, C., & Russell, L. T. (2020). Family management practices and positive youth development in stepfamilies and Single‐Mother families. Family Relations, 69(1), 92-108. doi:10.1111/fare.12412

Mental Health in Young Mothers, Single Mothers and Their Children

The mental and emotional outcomes of being a young or single mother and the effects on their children.

Agnafors, S., Bladh, M., Svedin, C. G., Sydsjö, G., Medicinska fakulteten, Region Östergötland, . . . Kvinnokliniken i Linköping. (2019). Mental health in young mothers, single mothers and their children. BMC Psychiatry, 19(1), 112-112. doi:10.1186/s12888-019-2082-y

The Identity Development of Urban Minority Young Men in Single‐Mother Households

Effects on minority men who are bng raised by single mothers.

Vargas, A. P., Park‐Taylor, J., Harris, A. M., & Ponterotto, J. G. (2016). The identity development of urban minority young men in Single‐Mother households. Journal of Counseling & Development, 94(4), 473-482. doi:10.1002/jcad.12106

Women's mental health promotion: A counseling service for women in crisis

Empowering women by providing access to counseling services.

Markovic-Zigic, D., Vukovic, B., & Milicevic-Kalasic, A. (2011). P03-501 - women's mental health promotion: A counseling service for women in crisis. European Psychiatry, 26, 1671-1671. doi:10.1016/S0924-9338(11)73375-2