Mental Health Innovations Exchange – Archives

On the first Wednesday of every month, 2-3 mental health and agricultural professionals talk about their projects in a 10-15 minute flash presentation.

Below are recordings from 2022.


December 7, 2022

Don McMoran
Rural and Agricultural Natural Disaster Stress and Recovery Study (start at 1:37)

Marty Cotterman
Life Lyfts (start at 27:38)


November 2, 2022

Kristen Gafney, MPH
Rural and Agricultural Natural Disaster Stress and Recovery (start at :10)

Lucy Pauley
Ag Mediation (start at 22:35)

Kendra Joyce, OTD, OTR.L Cutting Fences Foundation (start at 35:05)


October 5, 2022

Karen Crowley
Farm First – Less Stress. More Farming (start at 2:00)

Amanda Roome, PhD / Monique Coombs
Stress in Commercial Fisheries (start at 24:27)

Karen Eddington
Strong Under Pressure: Skills to Ride the Wave (start at 42:19)


September 7, 2022

Michele Payne, CSP
Growing Agriculture’s Stress Management Tools (start at :13)

Cheryl Dean Witt, PhD, RN
Keeping Farmer’s Healthy and In the Field (start at 30:30)


August 3, 2022

Briana Hagen, MSC, PhD, University of Guelph
Farmer Mental Health in Canada: Updates and Available Resources (start at :40)

Amanda DeDiego, PhD, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH, University of Wyoming
The Public Access Telehealth Spaces (PATHS) Initiative: Addressing Healthcare Equity and Access Through Public Library Partnerships (start at 21:10)

Faye McGuire, OTD, OTR/L, AgrAbility
Texas AgrAbility’s Mental Health Support and Resources for Veterans and Beginning Farmers & Ranchers (start at 43:20)


July 6, 2022

Monica McConkey, LPC, Eyes on the Horizon Consulting
Effective Mental Health Accessibility in Ag: The Minnesota Rural Mental Health Program (start at :17)

Soni Cochran, MS, Nebraska Extension
Improving Mental Well-Being in Rural Nebraska (start at 33:33)

AgriSafe
FarmResponse (start at 54:07)


June 1, 2022

Chad Reznicek, MA, LPC, Colorado AgrAbility Project
An Overview of Colorado AgrAbility Project’s Behavioral Health Focus (start at :01)

Clinton Wilson, AgWell
Supporting Well-Being in Agriculture (start at 16:15)


May 4, 2022

Kaila S. Anderson, LMSWLandLogic Founder
A New Approach Incorporating the Love of the Land Into a Farmer’s Healing Journey (start at 1:00)

Karen Endres, Wisconsin Farm Center
Strategies and Resources When the Stress is Too Much (start at 15:30)

Brian S. Hammer, MPA, CDS, Nationwide AgriBusiness Insurance
Safety Stress: Using Vehicle Technology to Help You Alleviate Concern and Manage Safe Vehicle Operation (start at 35:31)


March 2, 2022

Veronica McClendon, Esq., McClendon Law and Consulting, LLC
Promoting Peace of Mind by Addressing Heirs’ Property and Implementing Effective Succession Planning Strategies (start at :02)

Shelbie Lambert, MPH, Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury, and Prevention and Education
Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury, and Prevention and Education Social Media Toolkit (start at 16:15)

Dale Dobson, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Learn about the value of a handshake and the “passing of the coin” as a way to bridge hope. (start at 31:29)


February 2, 2022

Adam Kantrovich, PhD, Clemson University Cooperative Extension
State based grassroots approach to AgriWellness in South Carolina (start at :04)

Jason Medows, RPh, Pharm D, Ag State of Mind Podcast
Using podcasts to break the stigma regarding mental health in agriculture (start at 22:04)