mental health

If you’re concerned about someone in the farming community showing signs of dementia, you may be eligible for a free online series called Farm Families Coping with Dementia.

If you or someone you know are experiencing depression or thoughts of suicide, call the national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or you can call the AgriStress HelpLine at (833) 897-2474.

Penn State University Extension will host a webinar next month, Communicating with Farmers Under Stress, which is intended to help participants learn the signs of stress and how to help.

Rural mental health, a subject that has gained more attention and less stigma over recent years.

Farmers and ranchers are known for their resilience, determination, and—most of the time—optimism.

Oregon State University Extension is working to remind farmers, ranchers, and rural families statewide that they are never alone.

"Suicide rates in Washington state are almost 25% higher than the general population,” said Moses Lake's Tom Dent "The mental well-being of our ag industry has been in decline for several reasons.

Congress is considering significant cuts to funding for the Medicaid program, as well as cuts to benefits in the Affordable Care Act that could impact many rural Americans.  Don Hannaford, vice president for public policy at Rural Minds, which he describes as a nonprofit with the vision of a rural America with no more silence, suffering, or stigma surrounding mental illness, said rural Americans m

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and mental health has never been a more important topic for U.S. farmers and ranchers.  Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins said farmers are suffering through tough times.   “The suicide rate among our farmers is similar to that of our veterans, and it's stunningly and heartbreakingly high, and we have to realize that something has to be done," she noted.  "

An estimated one in two American adults reports experiencing significant loneliness.  The Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Health Effects of Social Connection and Community says loneliness can often be more pronounced in rural communities since fewer people live further away from each other.  Nikki Shaffer...