Handling Mental Health Challenges

Host: Mindy McCulley, Extension Specialist for Instructional Support, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Dr. Paul Norrod, Extension Specialist for Rural Health and Safety Episode 8, Season 4 National Farm Safety and Health Week This year, we celebrate annual farm safety week from September 19-25, to raise awareness about farm safety issues across the state and country. While farm safety and mental health are important topics every day, this week serves to shed light on the unique challenges farmers experience as they produce food, fiber, and fuel for us every day. During National Farm Safety and Health Week, we want to highlight the importance of mental health by reflecting on five key goals: Recognize rural mental health challenges Identify farm stress Understand how stress affects our brain and body Learn how to cope with stress Build skills to handle mental health challenges Visit your local county Extension office or click the links below to learn more about National Farm Safety and Health Week. Farm Life Stress National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) Crisis Text Line, Text HOPE to 741741