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Farm State of Mind - Responding to the Challenges of Rural Mental Health
AFBF Convention
English - March 13, 2021 20:00 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MBBusiness Education agriculture american convention farming ranch ranching rural bureau farm farmer Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Rural stress can be especially harmful due to the risk of isolation and a go-it-alone attitude among farmers and ranchers. Raising awareness of the issues and funding for rural health care services and reducing the stigma surrounding mental health will encourage farm and ranch families to seek help and help each other. This discussion will feature different perspectives on the issue of rural mental health and information about Farm Bureau’s efforts to respond to this key moment in agriculture.