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Welfare and Support Services for Farm Families - AIFS Conference Paper 1998 - Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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References used for this fact sheet
- Beeson, P. G., The farmer’s wife: A rural mental health perspective [online], Guide to the film 'The Farmer's Wife', PBS Online and FRONTLINE/WGBH, Virginia, USA. More information here.
- Crosby, E. (1998), Welfare and support services for farm families [online]. Paper delivered at Sixth Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, Australia. More information here.
- Shutske, J. M., Schermann, M. & Rasmussen, R. (1999), Farm alarm: Coping with stress [online booklet], Farm Safety and Health Information Clearinghouse, University of Minnesota, USA. More information here.
- Coping with stress in our rural communities [brochure], Women in Agriculture - Victoria Mallee Group, for Sea Lake & District Health Service Inc., Sea Lake Neighbourhood House, Buloke, Victoria, Australia.
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