National poll shows COVID-19 taking heavy toll on farmers' mental health

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Format:
    Research summary
    Publication Date:
    2021-01-07
    URL:
    https://agrimarketing.com/ss.php?id=134319
    Published:
    USA: Henderson Communications L.L.C., Adel, Iowa.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12077
    Subject Term:
    attitudes, communities, credibility (sources), farm families, farm workers, farmers, health information, health problems, information issues, information needs, information sources, rural communities, health, trust, pandemic, mental health, and COVID-19
    Notes:
    Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 2 pages., Summary of findings from a poll conducted recently by the American Farm Bureau Federation. "The results of a new poll clearly demonstrate that the COVID-19 pandemic is having broad-ranging impacts among rural adults and farmers/farmworkers." Findings also identified main obstacles to seeking help or treatment for mental health condition, the most trusted sources for information about mental health, impressions of the importance of mental health in rural communities and the importance of reducing stigma surrounding mental health.

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