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2. Expanding effective behavioral health literacy programs to address farm stress
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Eschbach, Cheryl L. (author), Cuthbertson, Courtney (author), Shelle, Gwyn (author), and Bates, Ronald O. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-06-16
- Published:
- United States: Clemson University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12599
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 60, N. 2
- Notes:
- 5pgs, Attention to stress and mental health among agricultural producers has increased over recent years, and Cooperative Extension has been active in offering educational workshops and resources to agricultural audiences. This article describes the process and effectiveness of expanding two (university) Extension farm stress management programs to Cooperative Extension in other states through a national Farm Stress Management Summit. The two-day training Summit provided deeper knowledge about farm stress issues and prepared Extension professionals to offer behavioral health programs in their own communities and respective states. Evaluation findings highlight effective aspects of the Summit and next steps.
3. Responding to Crisis: Farmer Mental Health Programs in the Extension North Central Region
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Inwood, Shoshanah (author), Becot, Florence (author), Bjornestad, Andrea (author), Henning-Smith, Carrie (author), Alberth, Andrew (author), and The Ohio State University South Dakota State University University of Minnesota
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-12-17
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 124 Document Number: D11230
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 57(6)
- Notes:
- 7 pages, via online journal, A number of current events are exacerbating farm stress. Extension and farm organizations have mobilized responses to an emerging mental health crisis among farmers. To evaluate these responses, we conducted an online scan of resources to present a baseline typology of current mental health programs and response efforts in the 12-state Extension North Central Region. We classified responses by type of program, target audience, and delivery format. We identified the need to train mental health counselors and state suicide hotline responders on farm issues and farm culture.
4. Trends and Characteristics of Occupational Suicide and Homicide in Farmers and Agriculture Workers, 1992-2010
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ringgenberg, Wendy (author), Peek-Asa, Corinne (author), Donham, Kelley (author), Ramirez, Marizen (author), and University of Iowa
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-05-02
- Published:
- United States: National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: D11279
- Journal Title:
- The Journal of Rural Health
- Journal Title Details:
- 34(3) : 246-253
- Notes:
- 8 pages., via online journal, OBJECTIVE: We examined work-related homicides and suicides among farm operators/workers in the United States from 1992 to 2010. METHODS: Work-related homicide and suicide cases from 1992 to 2010 were obtained from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. To calculate rates, denominator data on the US working population were also obtained from 2003 to 2010 Current Population Survey. Logistic regression was used to identify factors that were differentially associated with homicide and suicide. RESULTS: Over these 19 years, 171 farm operators/workers died from homicide and 230 died from suicide. When compared to rates of all workers, suicide rates were higher while homicide rates were lower among farm operators/workers. Males (OR = 6.1), whites (OR = 4.7), and 35- to 54-year-old (OR = 2.3) farm operators/workers had increased odds of suicide over homicide compared with their respective counterparts (ie, females, nonwhites, <35-year-olds). Those working in smaller farm operations with <11 employees had 1.7 times the odds of suicide over homicide. CONCLUSIONS: Suicide and homicide are both present in the agricultural industry, with suicide being more common than homicide. Translation of suicide prevention programs should be explored for the agricultural industry.