Stress: Country Style. A Program to Serve Farmers and Their Families.

Cecil, Harry; Hannan, Roger

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ERIC Number: EJ375392

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Stress: Country Style. A Program to Serve Farmers and Their Families.

Cecil, Harry; Hannan, Roger

Human Services in the Rural Environment, v11 n2 p36-37 Fall 1987

Describes conception and implementation of a statewide 24-hour toll-free crisis line funded by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to assist farmers and their families in coping with stress generated by the deepening farm crisis. Reports over 2,665 calls in a 13-month period regarding depression, psychosomatic symptoms, marital/family problems, and alcohol/drug abuse. (NEC)

Descriptors: Counseling Services, Crisis Intervention, Delivery Systems, Farmers, Hotlines (Public), Program Descriptions, Rural Areas, Stress Management

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Illinois

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