7. How to Help Others

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Helping This Winter's Survivors (May 1997)

This winter has wrought hardship, suffering and financial loss. Livestock producers in the Northern Plains have had a devastating winter coming on top of low cattle prices. A killer spring blizzard capped off a winter of blizzards. Many people e

Help Is Available For Depression (April 1996)

Do our moods come and go without any control on our part? Thank heaven that is not true. We can do something to manage our moods and stress and even our susceptibility to depression.

Lynn Rehm, a psychologist at the University of Houst

Helping Farm Families In Crisis (December 1999)

This article summarizes key ways friends, family and neighbors can be suportive of a farm family facing financial difficulties.

Turning Self-Help Into Real Help (January 2003)

This article describes why self-help in changing one's behavior often fails and what corrective steps can be taken to make self-help really work.

Don't Leave Trauma Victims Alone In Their Grief (February 2003)

This article summarizes the special need to reaching out and comforting trauma victims quickly after their loss. Ways of comforting trauma victims are also described.

How Soothing Helps Trauma Victims (October 2009)

This article describes the soothing trauma victims need during the crucial time when they have been hit with a loss or a tragedy.

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	Val Farmer 35 Years of Counseling Rural Topics III. Farm Crisis and Stress 7. How to Help Others Login Articles Helping This Winter's Survivors (May 1997) This winter has wrought hardship, suffering and financial loss. Livestock producers in the Northern Plains have had a devastating winter coming on top of low cattle prices. A killer spring blizzard capped off a winter of blizzards. Many people e Help Is Available For Depression (April 1996) Do our moods come and go without any control on our part? Thank heaven that is not true. We can do something to manage our moods and stress and even our susceptibility to depression. Lynn Rehm, a psychologist at the University of Houst Helping Farm Families In Crisis (December 1999) This article summarizes key ways friends, family and neighbors can be suportive of a farm family facing financial difficulties. Turning Self-Help Into Real Help (January 2003) This article describes why self-help in changing one's behavior often fails and what corrective steps can be taken to make self-help really work. Don't Leave Trauma Victims Alone In Their Grief (February 2003) This article summarizes the special need to reaching out and comforting trauma victims quickly after their loss. Ways of comforting trauma victims are also described. How Soothing Helps Trauma Victims (October 2009) This article describes the soothing trauma victims need during the crucial time when they have been hit with a loss or a tragedy. Get help when life turns out to be overwhelming