Research on resilience and the public health approach to the problem of youth violence have brought a new awareness of, and research on, protective factors -- those aspects of the individual and his or her environment that buffer or moderate the effect of risk.
Natural family planning. Natural family planning (NFP) comprises the family planning methods approved by the Roman Catholic Church and some Protestant denominations for both achieving and postponing or avoiding pregnancy. In accordance with the Church's teachings regarding sexual behavior, NFP excludes the use of other methods of birth control, which it refers to as artificial contraception.
The Ontario Planning Act establishes the authority for the Committee of Adjustment to make decisions on the following: 1  minor variances from the Zoning By-laws. 2  consent to sever land into more than one lot. 3  consent to register a mortgage over part of a property. 4  consent to register a lease over part of a lot for more than 21 years.