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
    URL:
    https://www.joe.org/joe/2019december/rb1.php
    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)
    Subject Term:
    crisis communication, extension, extension programs, extension services, farmer needs, Illinois, USA, Indiana, USA, Iowa, USA, Kansas, USA, Michigan, USA, Minnesota, USA, Missouri, USA, Nebraska, USA, North Dakota, USA, Ohio, USA, rural interests, South Dakota, USA, stress, Wisconsin, USA, health, search engines, Google, mental health, counselors, farm issues, farm culture, crisis mobilization, farmer suicide, and DuckDuckGo
    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.

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