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Lane, Kristi; Judd, Lisa – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1990
An outreach program focusing on group intervention helped children and adolescents in a distressed Minnesota farm community to cope with the stress of family change. The program provided support groups, taught problem-solving and decision-making skills, and encouraged expression of feelings and group cooperation. (SV)
Descriptors: Adolescents, After School Programs, Childhood Attitudes, Children
Rife, John C.; And Others – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1992
Interviews with 247 homeless families (including 480 children) in 21 rural Ohio counties found that over two-thirds were headed by young single females. The most frequently cited reasons for homelessness were family conflict or dissolution and economic factors. Implications for service provision and policy development are discussed. (LP)
Descriptors: Children, Demography, Economic Factors, Family Problems
