7/23/09
Crisis help lines for agricultural workers are serving an important support role for farmers in economic distress. However, accessing mental health care can be a challenge in rural farming areas, with some residents having to travel long distances to access a mental health service provider.
“To farmers there is a real kinship with the land and livestock,” explained Dr. Mike Rosmann, executive director of AgriWellness. “Ownership of a family farm — sometimes a farm that has been in the family for generations — is the triumphant result of a multitude of struggles. Losing the farm or the livestock is viewed as an ultimate loss, one that brings shame to the generation that has let down its forebearers and has dashed the hopes of successors.”
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