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acknowledgments I to the many people who helped make this one possible.t takes a village to raise a child, and in some ways,the same can be said about writing a book, and I owe a debt of gratitude First and foremost, I must thank the National Institute of Mental Health at the National Institute of Health, which funded this project (1 R03 MH068272– 01) and therefore made it possible. A special thanks goes to my program offi- cer, Emeline Otey, who believed in this project from the start and played a big role in making it happen. Of course, this study would never have happened if it were not for the sixty-five families who were gracious and generous enough to share their sto- ries with me. They taught me the importance of unconditional love and the persistence of family bonds and for this I am eternally grateful. Their stories will stay with me forever. Additionally, I also thank Lauren Dockett at Columbia University Press, not only for her patience and her assistance with this book but also for her continued commitment to knowledge building for the human services. Fur- thermore, I am grateful to my pioneering and prolific colleague, Gerald (Gary) Mallon, from the School of Social Work at Hunter College, for his 01_lasala14382_fm.indd 17 3/10/10 12:50:45 PM

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