As many social inequalities widen, this is a crucial survey of local authorities’ evolving role in health, social care and wellbeing.Health and social and public policy experts review structural changes in provision and procurement, and explore social determinants of health including intergenerational needs and housing. With detailed assessments of regional disparities and case studies of effective strategies and interventions from local authorities, this collaborative study addres...

Poor life choices and reality finally collide in a small town in Michigan, forcing a family to have to scrabble to survive. With a degree in hand, William returns to his hometown to raise his family and work his dream job teaching art in his former high school. Until the recession hits. Then he's forced to scrabble for anything he can to keep afloat and grasp at the fleeting remnants of his dreams as they pass through his fingers. Still, he struggles on to bear his burden.