Listing and describing projects that have been developed to support home-centered day care programs, this article presents major questions relative to the care of children in rural areas. (JC)

Noting some of the reasons for the slow adoption of coordinated services among rural social workers, this article emphasizes models which call for client involvement and use of detailed written plans describing goals, objectives, and intervention strategies that spell out the service responsibility of each provider. (JC)

Contrary to its image, rural America has both crime and delinquency. While there are services for families and individuals involved in deviant behavior, opportunities abound for additional rural programs such as group homes for juveniles, career development program, and in-home or family-based care. (JC)

Examines particular problems and experiences of delivering drug and alcohol services to rural communities in the U.S. and details the programs and services developed in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. (Author/AH)

Presenting national statistics on single-parent families, this article illustrates the need for serious study of this phenomenon, suggesting that changing divorce laws, increased single-parent adoptions, and an increase in the number of supportive services for single-parent families are contingencies having significant bearing upon the…

Describes how rural human service agencies of Clarendon County (South Carolina) cooperate, coordinate, and use creativity in providing services for their mutual client populations. Discusses use of interagency teams and shared resources and training, problems regarding confidentiality, and response to client needs. (NEC)

Reports survey responses from administrators of 23 urban and 25 rural, federally funded, primary health care projects in 6 midwestern states. Compares urban and rural projects regarding patients' social problems, staffing patterns, referrals to other agencies and community groups, and present and projected social services. Contains 16 references.…

The purposes of the Wyoming Human Services Project are delivery of human services, determination of how best to train and use human service personnel, and development of suggestions and guidelines for other rapidly growing communities about how to deliver human services most effectively. (Author/KR)

Presenting data on barriers which obstructed Arizona elderly from use of existing problem solving resources, this case study indicates the major barriers to service utilization for these elderly people were transportation, poor health, and poor self image. (JC)

Describing an in-service training program designed for a predominantly rural area of Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, this article emphasizes the importance of strengthening linkages between social service practitioners in direct contact with older persons and the mental health agencies in the area. (JC)

The suggestion is made that social workers in rural areas who find themselves dealing with extremely difficult problems should look to a very basic local institution, Agricultural Extension, for increased help. (Author)

Analysis of community social problems by 125 rural West community leaders revealed attitudes toward social services. Two perspectives emerged: focus on family-related problems and focus on public safety problems. Findings suggested--although links between public services and social conditions in health and education are understood--connections…

Pinpoints several problems in youth services in general and in rural areas in particular. Suggests strategies for overcoming these obstacles: packaging services which meet child's total needs, establishing youth service bureaus to coordinate families and human services resources, and using natural helping networks of the community. (Author/AH)

Article examines the inequity of government efforts to address rural problems, the unique aspects of social work administration in rural areas, and what must be done in the policy-planning arena in order to deliver rural social services with greater equity. (DS)

Examines issues in care provision by social workers to individuals affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in rural communities during each stage of HIV infection. Describes psychosocial features, client fears, and appropriate social worker responses. Considers caregivers' personal issues, including fear of contagion and exposure to…