Farmers’ Mental Health: Perceptions from a Farm Show

Rudolphi, Josie M.; Barnes, Kathrine L.

doi:10.1080/1059924x.2019.1674230

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“…Similar to our findings, doctors and other health care providers have been identified as trusted sources for mental health information among rural women [14], for nutrition information among rural adults [15], and for breast cancer prevention information among rural women [16]. Interestingly, agribusiness personnel, such as agricultural bankers and sales people, though they have previously reported an interest in assisting their farmer clients [17] were not identified as a sender from whom respondents would be receptive to receiving mental health information or intervention. There were significant differences in the senders preferred by respondents for receiving mental health information versus agricultural safety and health information.…”

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Who and How: Exploring the Preferred Senders and Channels of Mental Health Information for Wisconsin Farmers

Rudolphi

Berg

Marlenga

2019

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Unfavorable economic and environmental conditions have fueled the development of mental health resources and services for farmers. However, it is unclear who farmers want mental health information from (senders) and how they want mental health information delivered (channels). A self-administered questionnaire was used to determine the preferred senders of mental health information and the preferred channels of mental health information. Farmers were most receptive to receiving mental health information from medical providers, spouses/family members, and friends. Among the channels of information, respondents were interested in receiving mental health information from farm newspapers/magazines and one-on-one in person. Our findings have pragmatic implications for agricultural safety and health and public health organizations working to disseminate mental health information to farmers. Receptiveness to specific senders and channels of information among farmers should inform resource dispersion and future intervention.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%

Who and How: Exploring the Preferred Senders and Channels of Mental Health Information for Wisconsin Farmers

Rudolphi

Berg

Marlenga

2019

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“…The array of complex issues facing farmers means that providing support for them can be very difficult, as there are multiple stressors that amplify each other. Our findings on the impact of COVID-19 on farming mental health support research at the start of the pandemic from global studies, which argued that farming communities would face significant challenges due to isolation, childcare dependency and other reasons (e.g., Adhikari et al, 2021;Henning-Smith et al, 2021;Hossain et al, 2020;Meredith et al, 2020;Phillipson et al, 2020;Rudolphi & Barnes, 2020;Smith, 2020;Wypler & Hoffelmeyer, 2020).…”

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“…Farmers are already relatively isolated, physically, socially and culturally (Lobley et al., 2019; Wheeler et al., 2023), and studies have indicated that there is a relatively high incidence of low mental health among farmers around the world (Adhikari et al., 2021; Henning‐Smith et al., 2021; Meredith et al., 2020; Phillipson et al., 2020; Rudolphi & Barnes, 2020; Smith, 2020; Wypler & Hoffelmeyer, 2020). A recent survey funded by the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Fund (RABI, 2021) in England and Wales found that 36% of the farming community was probably or possibly depressed.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Landscapes of support for farming mental health: Adaptability in the face of crisis

Shortland

Hall²,

Hurley

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Sociologia Ruralis

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Poor mental health is an important and increasingly prevalent issue facing the farming industry. The adaptability of what we, in this article, describe as 'landscapes of support' for farming mental health is important to allow support systems to adapt successfully in times of crisis. The term 'landscapes of support' refers to the range of support sources available to farmers, including government, third sector bodies and farming/community groups. This article seeks to understand the factors influencing the adaptability of these landscapes of support, especially at a time of crisis. Using a case study of the UK, we undertook a literature review, interviews with 22 mental health support providers and an online survey of people within landscapes of support (93) and farmers themselves (207). We also held an end-of-project workshop. Using an adapted three-point framework to assess adaptability, we found that supportgiving organisations adapted during the pandemic using a range of interventions (e.g., enhanced digital offering, use of media), but implementation was affected by organisational challenges (e.g., limited digital training,This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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“…Farm loan and finance professionals have daily contact with producers; however, such professionals have noted a lack of training and limited confidence as barriers to addressing mental health directly with clientele (rudolphi & Barnes, 2020). Providing training to build knowledge and skills among rural professionals who work with producers can facilitate producers' access to needed mental health resources.…”

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Developing and Implementing Farm Stress Training to Address Agricultural Producer Mental Health

Cuthbertson

Brennan

Shutske

et al. 2020

Health Promotion Practice

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Farmers and ranchers (agricultural producers) have higher psychological distress and suicide rates than the general population. Poorer mental health status and outcomes among producers are often attributed to the continuously challenging economic, social, and climate-related changes to agriculture as an occupation and industry. This article describes the development of a training program for agribusiness professionals from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (N = 500) who work with producers, as they regularly interact with producers and thus are in a position to readily offer helpful mental health resources. The goal of the program was for agribusiness professionals to build skills and confidence to identify and respond to distressed producers. The educational program was offered primarily online and included a 1-day in-person training to practice skills to communicate with distressed producers and refer them to appropriate mental health resources. Evaluation of the program demonstrated participants experienced gains in knowledge and skills related to identifying and helping distressed producers.

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Farmers’ Mental Health: Perceptions from a Farm Show

Cited by 15 publications

References 8 publications

Who and How: Exploring the Preferred Senders and Channels of Mental Health Information for Wisconsin Farmers

Who and How: Exploring the Preferred Senders and Channels of Mental Health Information for Wisconsin Farmers

Landscapes of support for farming mental health: Adaptability in the face of crisis

Developing and Implementing Farm Stress Training to Address Agricultural Producer Mental Health

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