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19 March, 2010
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Further information related to this fact sheet: Rural issues - losing the farm.

 
 
 

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Rural issues - coping with stress.
Rural issues - stress management.
Rural issues - suggestions for families in crisis.
Stress affects us in many ways.
Stress can become a serious illness.
Stress in everyday life.

Related information on other website
Welfare and Support Services for Farm Families - AIFS Conference Paper 1998 - Australian Institute of Family Studies.

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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