Tip - Teenagers on Their Own - Starting Out: To Find Your Way In Mainstream America, by Livia Bardin

Starting Out: To Find Your Way In Mainstream America By Livia Bardin, M.S.W. People who have left cults, high-demand groups, or other isolated situations may be uncomfortable or unfamiliar with life in mainstream America. Starting Out offers basic information to help such people integrate into life in the United States today. Some sections are about concepts, such as abuse or rights. Others are about practical needs, such as cashing a paycheck, or about social life and American culture. (Since laws and customs are different elsewhere, this information may not apply in other countries