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family support

British

noun

a means-tested allowance for families in need

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Patients can be supported and treated with a mix of antipsychotic medications, talking therapies and family support.

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"We were lucky we had good family support but you are just stuck in a cycle of grief and there is very little support in terms of mental health services and still a lot of stigma," she added.

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Mrs Hammond's husband Phil was former chairman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group and one of the leading Hillsborough campaigners but he died in January.

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Mr O'Brien's friends and family support the campaign for the change in the law, and a petition has been launched in his name online.

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Military family support groups say that is largely because the annual housing allowance servicemembers get from the military is counted as part of their earnings, meaning even those at the bottom of the pay scale often make too much money to qualify.

From The Wall Street Journal

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