On the first Wednesday of every month, two to three mental health and agricultural professionals talk about their mental health projects in a 10-15 minute flash presentation. The objective of our monthly meetings is to highlight innovative mental health ideas and strategies to serve the farming and ranching community.
This is an open monthly meeting with representation across our nation. Please extend invitations to colleagues and other professionals who are interested in this subject.
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Coming February 5, 2025:
To be announced…
Catch Up on Old Meetings:
Meetings are recorded, so if you have missed one or want to listen again to a presentation, you can!
December 4, 2024
Sean E. Brotherson – Farm Stress Hits Home: Agricultural Counseling and Mental Health Education Efforts in North Dakota (start at 00:53)
Isabelle Wettergren – R1 Learning/Federal-Recovery Ready Workplace Toolkit (start at 29:06)
November 6, 2024
Lynn Thomas – Horses for Mental Health (start at 03:35)
Marcy J. Harrington – Abusive Supervision: Latino Immigrant Forestry Services Workers in the Pacific Northwest (start at 33:30)
October 2, 2024
Deb Kelsey – Fishermen as First Responders to Combat the Opioid Epidemic (start at 1:50)
Nichole Huff – PROFIT – Promoting Recovery: Considering Financial Stress and Substance Use (start at 32:08)
September 4, 2024
Christina Proctor, PhD and Noah Hopkins, MPH – Examining the relationship between stress, barriers to healthcare, and alcohol use in the US agricultural community (start at 00:26)
Chuck Strand – Rural Minds (start at 35:55)
August 7, 2024
William Wendelman – Heroes and Horses Program (start at 02:03)
Kaila S. Anderson, LMSW – LandLogic Model (start at 36:03)
July 3, 2024
Erika Scott– Logging Industry Stressors and Impacts on Health (start at 00:45)
Rebekah Weston– Climate Change and Mental Health (start at 29:38)
June 5, 2024
Amanda Roome– Man Therapy (start at 02:13)
Lacey Singleton– Sober Cowboy (start at 31:54)
May 1, 2024
Abigail Kahrs– AgriSafe’s Youth Mental Health Curriculum Updates (start at 04:33)
Chad Reznicek– LEGACY Documentary and Colorado Ag Voucher Program (start at 20:56)
April 3, 2024
Greg Kettner– Change The World with Laughter (start at 6:19)
Jamie Styons– Innovative Naloxone Campaign (start at 27:48)
March 6, 2024
Holly Aker – Boots to Business, Veterans beginning farming or ranching (start at 4:25)
February 7, 2024
Chris Pawelski– Muckville Documentary Film (start at 1:27)
Dr. Tara Haskins – Farm Response/ AgriStress Helpline (start at 33:48)
January 3, 2024
Dr. Ivette Ruiz, Ph.D. MHS, HS-BCP – Healing By Growing Farms (start at 1:05)
Hanna Bates / Jennifer Pollmiller, MA – The Coffee Break Project (start at 24:50)
December 6, 2023
Jackie Allenbrand – P.H.A.R.M. Dog USA (start at 1:55)
Maret Felzian – COMET Training (start at 29:30)
November 1, 2023
Connie Baptiste – MFH Services4U / Mental Health Certified Peer Support Specialist (start at 1:28)
October 4, 2023
Dave Anderson – PTO Link (start at 1:56)
Darla Tyler-McSherry – Ask in Earnest (start at 30:33)
September 6, 2023
Krystal Butler – Ag Women Connect (start at 2:01)
August 2, 2023
Lee Friesen – Introducing Agriculture Beyond Boundaries, Inc. (start at 2:25)
July 5, 2023
Cheryl Beseler, PhD – FarmResponse (start at 1:07)
Linda Emanuel, BSN, RN – Pork Expo/Mental Health (start at 28:41)
June 7, 2023
Maria Pippidis, AFC, FFC – Confident Conversations (start at 1:47)
Katie Pierce-Farrier – Telehealth for Libraries Course (start at 36:05)
May 3, 2023
Kimber J. Nicoletti-Martinez, MSW, LCSW – Latino/Farm Worker Outreach (start at 2:49)
Tara Haskins, DNP, MSN, RN, AHN-BC – FarmResponse (start at 30:23)
April 5, 2023
Natalie Bolton, LPCC-S – “Check Your Engine Light” (start at :29)
Kimber J. Nicoletti-Martinez, MSW, LCSW – Latino/Farm Worker Outreach (start at 23:50)
Adam Ingrao, PHD – Heroes to Hive Project (start at 36:08)
March 1, 2023
Shelbie Lambert, MPH, CHW – Grant Video & Discussion Guide (start at 1:50)
Thao Le, PHD, MPH – Title: Farmer Mental Health in Hawaii: Efforts in Caring (start at 31:35)
February 1, 2023
Anne Montgomery, Ph.D., Biostatistician, Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center – Stephanie Basey, MSHS, Ph.D. Candidate, Mercer University School of Medicine – Lily Baucom, Executive Director, Georgia Foundation for Agriculture Farmer Mental Well-Being: A Study of Georgia Farmers
Sheryl Foland, MSW, LCSW No More Empty Saddles
Ted Matthews Mental Health Outreach Program
January 4, 2023
Frank King The Mental Health Comedian and Suicide Prevention Speaker, works with farm groups to develop effective suicide prevention strategies within their industry (start at 2:34)
Jeni Pedroza Wounded Warrior Project – Mental and Brain Health Services Manager (start at 25:55)