SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline is a free hotline available for anyone experiencing a disaster.
How Stress Affects Brain and Body, University of Wisconsin Extension. This guide covers the physiological, relational and cognitive impacts of stress and strategies to mitigate impacts.
What You Should Know About Toxic Stress from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. This short article explains how stress impacts the brain, especially in children and youth, and how to counteract that stress through human connections.
Coping With Natural Disasters, Colorado State University Extension’s helpful tips to cope better during difficult times following a natural disaster.
Catch Your Own Distorted Thinking from Farm First. Patterns of distorted thinking can lead to anxious or depressed feelings. This resource will teach how to identify and challenge common patterns.
Rural Realities, from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. This farmer podcast series presents advice from experts to help reduce stress, improve a farm’s financial situation, implement good communication skills, and more.
Resilient Farmers, Ranchers and Communities: Social Sustainability in Agriculture, from SARE. In agriculture, community connections focus on the quality of relationships among farmers and between farmers and the non-farming communities in which they live.
How to Talk With Farmers Under Stress from Michigan State University Extension. This resource provides support and help to farmers who are going through times of extreme stress.
Agricultural Producers and Stress: When Do I Need a Counselor? from University of Wyoming Extension. Learn about barriers to seeking help, clues that it may be time to see a counselor, and suggestions to find the right counselor.
Imagine All the People: Building Inner Strength Through Social Connection from Psychology Today offers four strategies to foster resilience through social connection and community.
Combatting the Loneliness of Mental Illness from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Learn strategies for overcoming loneliness and reconnecting with others during times of extreme stress.
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a free nationwide hotline available 24/7 (calls, chats, or texts) for anyone experiencing emotional distress or a suicidal crisis.
Farm Aid Farmer Hotline, 1-800-FARMAID (1-800-327-6243). Our Hotline Team is available 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM ET Monday through Friday; our Spanish Hotline is available 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET Monday through Friday.
Farm Aid Farm Stress Resource Guide
Farm Aid Farmer Resource Network (FRN): Farm Aid’s clearinghouse of organizations, programs, courses, publications and more available in both English and Spanish. The FRN also includes national and state-based free farm stress counseling programs, as they are available. See North Carolina Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network program as an example.