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Grieving for the Family Farm.
Zeller, Simon H. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1986
Reviews impact of recent agricultural trends in South Dakota. Outlines Kubler-Ross' stages of grief/adaptation that farm families must negotiate as they cope with the trauma of the loss of their farms. Indicates service providers must overcome farmers' mistrust for human welfare services and reach out to this vulnerable population. (NEC)
Descriptors: Community Services, Crisis Management, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Problems
The Farm Credit Situation: Implications for Agricultural Policy.
Bullock, J. Bruce – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1986
Examines issues regarding current farm finance situation from a public policy perspective: origins and causes of current situation, available policy options for dealing with the problems, and impacts of policy options. (NEC)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Debt (Financial), Farmers, Financial Policy
Rural Community Mental Health Centers' Responses to the Farm Crisis.
Mermelstein, Joanne; Sundet, Paul A. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1986
Survey of 20 community mental health centers in 12 Midwest grain belt farm states found continuum of farm crisis problems requires professional responses consistent with philosophy and goals of community mental health. Results indicate responses vary, not in relationship to severity of problems, but because of center philosophy and resource…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Economic Change, Farmers, Financial Problems
Alzheimer's Disease in Rural Areas: Can Informal Helpers Meet the Needs?
Wolk, James; And Others – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Examines issues and problems confronting 20 caregivers of victims of Alzheimer's disease in rural southwest Missouri and the formal and informal services they received. Suggests that coordination of formal/informal supports must be improved. Describes characteristics and incidence of Alzheimer's disease and implications for rural areas with high…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Family Environment, Family Problems, Health Needs
Stress in a Rural Rapid-Growth Recreational-Development Community.
Ayers, Marion; And Others – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Describes study of boomtown characteristics of Park City, Utah, a rural community affected by recreational development since 1970. Finds that residents experienced stresses and social problems similar to those of energy-development boomtowns, including declining quality of life, higher cost of living, and family, social and drug problems. (LFL)
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Development, Community Satisfaction, Community Surveys
Resource Materials Inventory.
Crawford, Cynthia – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1986
Lists and describes nine print materials--inventories, guides, check sheets--dealing with economic and emotional stress at both the rural family and rural community levels. Lists and describes six films/videotapes showing impact of the rural crisis on students/schools, churches, and families. Cites publication/print dates mainly from 1984-1985.…
Descriptors: Community Problems, Crisis Intervention, Crisis Management, Family Counseling
When Communities Collapse: Implications for Rural America.
Fitchen, Janet M. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
The decline of agriculture in the 1920s and 1930s was compounded by the subsequent collapse of the rural social community, leaving the rural poor without a community and thus exacerbating and prolonging their poverty. Present restructuring of agriculture in the United States may have a similar impact on rural communities. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Trends, Community Change, Community Development