Abstract

By PhoneJACK Hospital,ALSBURY Minnesotadecided toR. F. HOFFMANNDURING table l)1tie11ts. the vegetable THE gardening BeforeFalls StafeSUMMER as an ofvege-I 00 of them therapeutic, production. For theplaced on“better” patients-about been assigned to work in garden. Although the work is considered the primary emphasis had been on garden project,the patients’that, only summer-hadmethod of public education, which could be adapted by mental hygiene societies, is being used by the Vermont Alcoholic Rehabilitation Commission. A telephone recording service was installed in Burlington to inform problem drinkers and their concerned relatives that the Commission is prepared to help them. Those who respond to newspaper advertisements advising that ‘help is as near as your telephone”given,one-minutere-corded agementhowever,the failedwas thangarden’sharvest.to respondmessage. The message offers advice and encourfor helping the alcoholic with his problems and directs the listener to seek professional advice through the Commission ‘at no cost and in strict confidence.” The message, which is different each day of the week,‘to occupational, were assigned thirty of womenrecreational to the garden and gardening l)articiPate, of our l)atieflts vegetable 122or simple project.industrial therapy One hundred and 12 per of they cent paand were would could pa-is first callsavailable month a dayon of wereseparate thetelephones (November volume oflines. 1956) callsAfter