Strategies and Partnerships to Address Farm Stress and Suicide

FSA Announcement

USDA, led by the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, is coordinating with the Farm Service Agency (FSA), the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Department of Health and Human Services to host a farm stress event from May 17-19, 2022, from 1pm-5pm eastern each day. The conference will be virtual and hosted on Zoom, and is titled, Sustainable Livelihoods and Behavioral Health: Strategies and Partnerships to Address Farm Stress and Suicide.

Registration is now public and can be accessed here if interested: https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/other

The agenda can be accessed here: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/sustainable-livelihoods-behavioral-health-agenda.pdf

This event will explore topics around farm stress and mental health, with a variety of panels covering issues such as ongoing farm stress work and lessons learned, trends in agriculture affecting farm stress, and emerging needs in advance of a new farm bill.

Regards,

Equity Commission Support Team