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Your support is needed now more than ever because farmers are facing unprecedented financial pressures. People working in agriculture deserve 24/7 access to crisis specialists who are trained to save lives with an understanding of their values, work, and way of life.
The agriculture industry has some of the highest rates of death by suicide compared to other occupations, yet most agricultural communities are in mental healthcare provider shortage areas.
Farmers and ranchers work long hours of intense physical labor, with high risk of injury, while facing social and geographic isolation. Uncontrollable stressors like extreme weather, natural disasters, crop and animal diseases, and more, pile onto their load. Yet every day, they show up to provide food, fuel, and fiber for our nation.
It is time that we provide them support in return.
You can help make a difference, by funding the AgriStress Helpline on a national level. Donate today.
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To date, the AgriStress Helpline has serviced over 1800 calls from agricultural communities. To learn more about the impact of the helpline, visit AgriSafe's website.
To scale the AgriStress Helpline from 11 states to all 50 states, AgriSafe must raise $2.5 million.
Every donation counts, no matter what size.
Visit AgriSafe's website for FAQ's.
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Do you want to learn more about suicide in the ag industry? We reccomend checking out these two YouTube videos:
- UT Tyler's Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention and Education's "Home Safe Home Episode 4: Grant Heinrich"
- Moonbow Imaging x HUDSY's "The Hidden Mental Health Crisis on American Farms: Muckville"
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