QPR for Farmers and Farm Families
2022-07-21 10:00 - 11:30, 2022-07-28 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-08-17 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-08-25 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago)
What is QPR? QPR training teaches laypeople and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade and Refer.
To attend this training participants must be 18 years of age or older.
In this 1.5-hour QPR training, we will provide:
– Information on the unique challenges farmers face that can lead to stress, depression, and suicide.
– Examples implementing each QPR component with someone at risk for suicide.
– Information on how to help someone at risk of suicide.
Registration spots are limited, so please only register if you can attend the event. No recording of this training will be available. Interested in hosting a QPR training session for your organization? Contact Olivia Bury (obury@agrisafe.org) for more information!
See a list of our upcoming QPR training dates here!

Webinar: Culture is Our Wellness [La Cultura Cura]
2022-08-18 12:00 - 13:00
Culture is our Wellness [La Cultura Cura]
Summary: The science of medicine has been part of every culture around the world. However, the contemporary allopathic medical model represents only part of our understanding of health, healing, and wellbeing, and not failing to mention, it is not always accessible to marginalized communities. This webinar introduces the practice of Curanderismo as an ethno-indigenous form of health and healing originating in Mesoamerica and practiced among many Latinx communities. The presenters will discuss their work with traditional medicine and present the specializations of Curanderismo, which can be used by people of all cultural backgrounds and various health providers with their patients.
The presenters will begin with a brief opening ceremony, provide their personal narratives of traditional healing, a historical grounding of Curanderismo, present the specializations of the traditional medicine, and discuss current efforts to integrate traditional and allopathic medicine.
Objectives: At the end of this presentation attendees will be able to…

Describe a general knowledge base of Curanderismo.
Identify the specializations of traditional healing practices.
Appraise the role of traditional healing in their work.

Intended Audience: Healthcare, safety, occupational, and agricultural professionals, and anyone with an interest in learning how these health practices impact health beliefs and wellbeing for populations that value this specialization in healing.
Presenters:
Caroline E. Ortiz, MS, MPH, RN, NC-BC, Associate Professor – Holistic Nursing Program, Pacific College of Health and Science
Growing up bicultural and bilingual along the U. S.-Mexico border in the Texas Rio Grande Valley, Caroline encountered a myriad of perspectives on health. As the daughter of a nurse, she took her medicine and followed the doctor’s orders. As the granddaughter of a Mexican woman, she drank her herbal teas, submitted to body sweepings with an egg, and followed the recommendations of the local curandera. Now with over 25 years of nursing experience, Caroline’s work, which has been shared locally, nationally, and internationally, centers on promoting individual and community health through holistic approaches. Currently, she is an Associate Professor in Holistic Nursing at Pacific College of Health and Science and a doctoral student at Villanova University. Caroline is apprenticing in curanderismo, the traditional Mesoamerican medicine from Mexico, and researching the use of traditional medicine by Mexican American women living in the Texas Rio Grande Valley. This path has brought her back to where she started… navigating life with a foot in two worlds.

Thomas A. Chávez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor/Research Faculty, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Community Behavioral Health
Dr. Thomas A. Chávez is a counseling psychologist and currently a faculty member at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center/School of Medicine. He has taught courses in counseling with an emphasis on cultural proficiency. His scholarship focuses on improving the health and well-being of Latinx communities through culturally centered interventions. In part, his mission is to integrate traditional medicine to promote holistic health. As such, he has grown up with the practices of traditional healing and has over ten years of practice in the specialization of traditional massage and ventosas (fire cupping) and facilitating sweat lodges.

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Webinar: Putting Time and Distance Between Someone at Risk of Suicide and Lethal Means: An Overview of the CALM Workshop
2022-09-20 12:00 - 13:00
Putting Time and Distance Between Someone at Risk of Suicide and Lethal Means: An Overview of the CALM Workshop
Summary: Suicide is a leading cause of death in many communities and impacts hundreds of people. Creating mechanisms to put time and distance between someone struggling with a mental health concern and lethal means is an important part of creating hope and healing.
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to…
– Suicide risk and protective factors in rural, ranching, and farming communities
– Why safe storage protocols matter in suicide safety planning
– Overview of the Counseling on Access to Lethal Means approach
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Webinar: Farm Youth Mental Health: What We Know and How to Help
2022-09-21 14:00 - 15:00
Farm Youth Mental Health: What We Know and How to Help
Summary: Caring for both the physical and emotional health of our next generation is crucial. From adapting to changes to feeling overwhelmed, like adults, children also experience stress and anxiety; however, they may be unsure of what they are feeling and how to respond. During this webinar, we will take a closer look at the status of farm youth mental health. We will recognize causes of stress among youth living in farming and rural communities and highlight the resources available to assist families.
Intended Audience: Extension, practitioners, educators, farming/rural families, etc.
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Describe the status of farm youth’s mental health including the prevalence of anxiety and depression.
Recognize common and unique reasons or causes of stress among youth living in farming and rural communities.
Identify mental health and wellness resources available to assist farm families and where to locate them.

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Launching the 24/7 AgriStress Helpline in Your State
2022-09-29 12:00 - 12:30
Farmers and ranchers in multiple states can now access a crisis service helpline 24/7 staffed by trained professionals. The AgriStress Helpline is an evidence-based suicide prevention lifeline designed for agricultural communities. Attend this 30 min webinar to learn how to implement the AgriStress Helpline in your state.
Participants will learn how:

this innovative crisis model serves a critical unmet need.
the fee structure is determined.
to prepare for a 30-day launch.
the partnerships are structured and customized to meet the unique needs of agricultural producers in each state.

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Accessible Care for the Commercial Fishing Industry
2022-10-25 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: This webinar will introduce participants to current challenges in the commercial fishing industry and how they are impacting the mental health and well-being of commercial fishermen and their communities. The presenters will also share resources that are available (and in the process of being created) that are intended to promote mental health awareness and provide resources for fishermen seeking support.
Intended Audience: This presentation is for anyone interested in better understanding the needs of the commercial fishing community, and the work that is being done to support fishermen and their communities.
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Have a general understanding of challenges that affect the mental and physical health of individuals who earn their living from fishing.
Learn about work that has been done to support the mental and physical health of commercial fishermen.
Find helpful resources that are available (or in the process of being made available) to support the work of providers interested in working with the commercial fishing community, or for anyone who wants to know more about health and wellness in the fishing community in general. (i.e., Fishing Forward podcast, FishAbility, ManTherapy)

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QPR for Farmers and Farm Families
2022-11-16 12:00 - 13:30
What is QPR? QPR training teaches laypeople and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade and Refer.
To attend this training participants must be 18 years of age or older.
In this 1.5-hour QPR training, we will provide:
– Information on the unique challenges farmers face that can lead to stress, depression, and suicide.
– Examples implementing each QPR component with someone at risk for suicide.
– Information on how to help someone at risk of suicide.
Registration spots are limited, so please only register if you can attend the event. No recording of this training will be available. Interested in hosting a QPR training session for your organization? Contact Olivia Bury (obury@agrisafe.org) for more information!
This training has already occurred, see a list of our upcoming QPR training dates here!

Monthly Mental Health Innovations Exchange- AgriStress Response Network
2022-11-30 10:00 - 11:00
Meeting Purpose:
The purpose of these monthly meetings is to engage innovative ideas and strategies to serve the farming and ranching community in the area of mental health. Please extend invitations to colleagues and other professionals that are interested in this subject.

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Interested in sharing a mental health innovation? Email Carey Portell cportell@agrisafe.org for more information on presenting at one of the AgriStress Response Network monthly meetings!

QPR for Farmers and Farm Families
2022-12-14 12:00 - 13:30
What is QPR? QPR training teaches laypeople and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade and Refer.
To attend this training participants must be 18 years of age or older.
In this 1.5-hour QPR training, we will provide:
– Information on the unique challenges farmers face that can lead to stress, depression, and suicide.
– Examples implementing each QPR component with someone at risk for suicide.
– Information on how to help someone at risk of suicide.
Registration spots are limited, so please only register if you can attend the event. No recording of this training will be available. Interested in hosting a QPR training session for your organization? Contact Tara Haskins (thaskins@agrisafe.org) for more information!
AgriSafe would like to thank the Lumberton FFA Chapter from North Carolina for sponsoring this QPR training.
This training event has already occurred.
Upcoming Training Dates

QPR for Farmers and Farm Families
2023-01-18 12:00 - 13:30
What is QPR? QPR training teaches laypeople and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade and Refer.
To attend this training participants must be 18 years of age or older.
In this 1.5-hour QPR training, we will provide:
– Information on the unique challenges farmers face that can lead to stress, depression, and suicide.
– Examples implementing each QPR component with someone at risk for suicide.
– Information on how to help someone at risk of suicide.
Registration spots are limited, so please only register if you can attend the event. No recording of this training will be available. Interested in hosting a QPR training session for your organization? Contact Olivia Bury (obury@agrisafe.org) for more information!
This training event has already occurred.
Upcoming Training Dates

QPR for Farmers and Farm Families
2023-02-16 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-03-16 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-05-25 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-06-21 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-07-12 12:00 - 13:30
What is QPR? QPR training teaches laypeople and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade and Refer.
To attend this training participants must be 18 years of age or older.
In this 1.5-hour QPR training, we will provide:
– Information on the unique challenges farmers face that can lead to stress, depression, and suicide.
– Examples implementing each QPR component with someone at risk for suicide.
– Information on how to help someone at risk of suicide.
Registration spots are limited, so please only register if you can attend the event. No recording of this training will be available. Interested in hosting a QPR training session for your organization? Contact Tara Haskins (thaskins@agrisafe.org) for more information!
This training event has already occurred.
Upcoming Training Dates

The LandLogic Model: Why is the land so important to farmers and how do I incorporate it into my clinical practice?
2023-02-21 12:00 - 13:30
All seats have been filled for this training event. If you would like to be notified when this training is offered again, please email Tara Haskins (thaskins@agrisafe.org).
Summary: Driven by positive feedback from farmers and ranchers, this training discusses cultural adaptations to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy designed for clinical use with members of the agricultural community. Based on the agrarian imperative (Rosmann, 2010), clinical techniques and skills are proposed that intentionally incorporate a client’s attachment to the land in order to improve therapeutic trust, client engagement, and promote positive behavioral health outcomes. Training materials and client worksheets based on the LandLogic Model(TM) will be provided to participants including the FARM Tool and Barbed Wire Thinking.
Objectives: Upon completion of this training, participants should be able to…
– Define key terms such as cultural adaptations of evidence-based practices, agrarian imperative, and ecological validity as they relate to agricultural-based clients.
– Discuss the impact of the agrarian imperative as a cultural consideration when building therapeutic trust in a clinical setting with agricultural-based clients.
– Demonstrate evidence-based clinical skills and techniques that are for use when working with agricultural-based clients utilizing the LandLogic Model.
– Understand how the LandLogic Model could be utilized in a behavioral health integration model.
Intended Audience: healthcare professionals and behavioral health professionals that provide some type of counseling services to farming communities, including faith leaders that provide support through spiritual counseling services
Qualifications: Participants must attend BOTH live training dates (Feb. 21 and Feb 28.) for the entire session to receive continuing education. This class size is limited to 35 participants, so please only register if you plan on attending.

Continuing Education Information:
The Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety offers 0.30 CEU or 3.0 contact hours of participation. This course is eligible for 3.0 CPH Recertification Credits and is sponsored by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, an approved provider of CPH Recertification Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners. The following groups of professionals hxave been able to use these CEUs in the past; Industrial Hygiene (CIH), Certified Public Health Professional(CPH), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Nursing (RN, LPN), Social Work (LSW), Occupational Therapy (OT), Physical Therapy (PT), Audiology (ABA), and others. Please contact your accrediting agency regarding any questions about receiving credits.

This live activity, The LandLogic Model: Why is the land important to farmers & ranchers, and how do I incorporate it into my clinical practice? with a beginning date of 2/21/2023 has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 3.0 Live credit per session by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

QPR for Farmers and Farm Families
2023-04-05 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-09-06 11:00 - 12:30, 2023-10-10 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-11-15 11:00 - 12:30
What is QPR? QPR training teaches laypeople and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade and Refer.
To attend this training participants must be 18 years of age or older.
In this 1.5-hour QPR training, we will provide:
– Information on the unique challenges farmers face that can lead to stress, depression, and suicide.
– Examples implementing each QPR component with someone at risk for suicide.
– Information on how to help someone at risk of suicide.
Registration spots are limited, so please only register if you can attend the event. No recording of this training will be available. Interested in hosting a QPR training session for your organization? Contact Tara Haskins (thaskins@agrisafe.org) for more information!
Upcoming Training Dates

Webinar: How Farm Rescue Helps Farmers Through a Crisis
2023-06-22 12:00 - 12:30
Summary: Farm Rescue’s mission is to help farmers and ranchers who have experienced a major illness, injury, or natural disaster by providing the necessary equipment and volunteer workforce to plant, hay or harvest their crop. Come explore why Farm Rescue was founded and how the organization has grown through time.
Intended Audience: Anyone who works with or knows a farmer suffering a major illness, injury, or natural disaster whom Farm Rescue can help provide machinery and labor to get their field work done.
Objectives: During this webinar, participants will…

Learn about Farm Rescue operations and how farm families can apply for assistance
Learn how volunteers can apply to operate machinery, and how sponsors can donate to support farm families
Hear stories about how this non-profit is stepping in to support farm families when they need help most

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Webinar: Queer Farming: A Lived Experience
2023-06-28 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: The intersection of the identities of “queer” and “farmer” creates a unique set of challenges and inspirations for the people who inhabit it. Hannah will share her personal experience and motivations as a queer farmer and will discuss some of the ways that queer farmers have come together to support and celebrate each other through the Queer Farmer Network.
Intended Audience: anyone who’s interested in understanding issues related to queer farmers.
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to…
1. Think about the unique experiences of queer farmers.
2. Understand more about diversified, direct-market farms.
3. Engage with the Queer Farmer Network.
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Webinar: Animal Depopulation Resiliency Check-in Tool
2023-07-13 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: Animal depopulation is associated with distressing psychological impacts on people. These impacts affect many stakeholders including veterinarians, producers, public health officials, and others who make decisions about and carry out depopulation. The Animal Depopulation Resiliency Check-in Tool (ADRCT) is a five-question public health protocol for stakeholders who are preparing for, participating in, and recovering from animal depopulation.
ADRCT questions have been developed in veterinary clinical environments over the last 20 years. Over the last 3 years, through USDA APHIS National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program funding awarded to the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, the tool has been reviewed by experts in human traumatology and data collected from depopulation stakeholders. This webinar will review the tool including how to use it and preliminary feedback about the tool gathered thus far.
Intended Audience: Veterinarians, physicians, nurses, Extension staff, agricultural safety, and health professionals, farm managers, farm workers, and anyone else who may be involved with a depopulation event in their community.
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to…

Understand the prevalence of trauma-related symptoms after potentially traumatic events
Describe the human stressors of animal depopulation
Know the five questions in the Animal Depopulation Resiliency Check-in Tool
Be able to apply the Animal Depopulation Resiliency Check-in Tool safely
Understand the resiliency flexibility sequence

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Webinar: AgriSafe’s FarmResponse: Looking Back at the First Year
2023-08-24 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: Launched in February 2022, AgriSafe’s FarmResponse is an on-demand interactive course through AgriSafe’s Learning Lab. The FarmResponse course addresses farm and ranching cultural competencies for healthcare providers and specialists by exploring the effects of financial stress, land ownership and legacy issues, substance use, suicide, and the work of agriculture on mental wellbeing. The curriculum is based on the Total Farmer Health model as it relates to factors for mental health in agriculture. The goal is to train those who serve in agricultural communities to understand the impact of farming culture on farmer mental health and health-seeking behaviors. This session will present the first year evaluation data of over 500 FarmResponse learners. Come and learn more about this exciting professional development resource. AgriSafe’s FarmResponse program lead will be there to answer your questions about bringing FarmResponse to your healthcare providers.
Intended Audience: Governmental departments, Farm stress initiatives and organizations, healthcare professionals, academia
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Describe the FarmResponse training.
Explain the benefits of FarmResponse training.
Discuss the findings of the FarmResponse evaluation data.
Discuss program offerings and future initiatives from FarmResponse.

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NFSHW23: Conversations on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Training
2023-09-22 11:00 - 12:00 | NFSHW2024
Summary: CALM (Conversations on Access to Lethal Means) is a suicide prevention training that encourages safe storage of lethal means (firearms and medications) during a suicidal crisis. By temporarily putting time and distance between a suicidal person and highly lethal means, a life may be saved. CALM: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means was originally created as a workshop designed for mental health professionals.
Conversations on Access to Lethal Means was developed for communities because everyone can benefit from this training . This training is not anti-gun or anti-drug and is designed to be a specific effective part of suicide prevention.
Intended Audience: All communities of interest in suicide prevention
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to…

Increase their knowledge about suicide facts
Learn how to inquire about the accessibility of lethal means
Learn how to suggest safe storage
Appraise results of lethal means reduction in countries outside the U.S.
Practice their new skills through group discussion

Presenter: Tara Haskins, DNP, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, Certified CALM Trainer
Total Farmer Health Director, AgriSafe Network
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NFSHW23: Protecting Your Brain from Stress
2023-09-22 13:00 - 14:00 | NFSHW2024
Summary: It’s no surprise that farmers’ behavioral health is positively correlated with crop production and healthy animals. But what happens when markets swing, there’s a drought, feed prices go sky-high, and you can’t find good employees?
Stress. It’s the body’s reaction to any change that requires an adjustment or response. Stress creates chemical reactions in our bodies, and cortisol is released, our blood thickens, our blood pressure increases, and more. Chronic stress can lead to your brain shrinking from the constant flow of cortisol. This clearly illustrates why we need to find ways to release cortisol to protect our brain. Science shows that ongoing stress can negatively impact: your brain size and how it functions, the way your children and grandchildren are genetically equipped to handle stressors, and your susceptibility to depression or Alzheimer’s. The solutions are not complicated but are often overlooked. Michele helps you understand tools like rest, exercise, nutrition, and the value of including stress management as a part of their business.
Intended Audience: Farmers, agribusiness, ranchers, farm/ranch families, and agricultural organizations
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be …

Empowered to assess their chronic stress risks.
Equipped with practical ideas from those in agriculture with lived experience.
Provided with SMART approach to proactively plan for stress.
Inspired to understand why agriculture must include a stress management plan in best business practices.

Presenter: Michele Payn, Certified Speaking Professional & Author, Cause Matters Corp.
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Webinar: The Healing Capacity of Honey Bees: Veterans Using Beekeeping as a Modality to Achieve Positive Mental Health Outcomes
2023-10-18 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: Veterans deal with a whole host of disabilities, traumas, and transitional issues following military service. Agriculture can serve as a solution to many veteran issues through professional training to support career goals and therapeutic activities to support overall wellness of the veteran and their families. Crosscutting programs like Heroes to Hives seek to address these multifaceted needs through professional training in beekeeping and transpersonal wellness practices within the course that seek to utilize bees and the interaction with them as modalities for positive health outcomes. In this session, we will discuss how Heroes to Hives delivers wellness opportunities and practices to their students.
Intended Audience: Health Care Providers, Ag Educators, and Veteran Service Providers
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Participants will learn about the Heroes to Hives program’s integrative training program.
Participants will understand the value of integrating transpersonal practices into agricultural settings for wellness.
Participants will learn how collaboration with the VA can lead to new wellness opportunities for veterans using VA care.
Participants will learn about the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program’s Professional Development grant opportunity.

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