Brain Injury Association of Missouri
Mission is to reduce the incidence of brain injury; to promote acceptance, independence & productivity of persons with brain injury; & to support their families, caregivers & community.
Brain Injury Awareness Month Promotional Toolkit (PDF)
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. This BIA toolkit can be used to help farmers, ranchers, individuals and families with TBI who live and work in rural and urban communities. It includes facts for social media, info about brain injury, and resources.
Coping with Stress on the Farm - Telehealth Counseling: Fact or Fiction (PDF)
Free telehealth counseling by a trusted professional who understands agriculture is now available. This handout provides the fact versus fiction of telehealth appointments.
Coping with Stress on the Farm - Teletherapy wallet cards (PDF)
This PDF contains 6 different styles of 3X4 wallet size cards for personal use or to distribute to others. They are a handy reference for teletherapy services so the information is readily accessible when needed.
Farm and Ranch Family Stress and Depression: A Checklist and Guide for Making R…
A four-page guide on signs of farm and ranch stress, signs of chronic prolonged stress, signs of depression or suicidal intent, and a checklist on how to refer a person for help. Also provides information on where to find help, helplines/hotlines in Missouri and Iowa or national lifeline/hotline, and finding a therapist.
Farm Management Minute: Mental Health Resources for Farmers
In this MU Extension Farm Management Minute segment, MU Extension specialist Joni Harper introduces the Skills for Psychological Recovery for Farm Stress program.
Field Manual for Mental Health and Human Service Workers in Major Disasters
This field manual offers mental health and public health professionals information on disaster preparedness and recovery to assist disaster survivors. It describes survivor reactions, at-risk populations, counseling, referrals, and stress prevention and management. Produced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Growing for Life (PDF)
Tips and tricks to help farmers and gardeners, by Karen Funkenbusch and Brenda Schreck
Growing Stress on the Farm: The Expanding Economic and Mental Health Disparitie…
The aim of this report is to evaluate awareness of disparities in economic factors for farmers and mental health outcomes for rural Missourians.
Innovative Small Farmers' Outreach Program - Lincoln University
Created to help the small farmers and ranchers of Missouri, especially those who are socially disadvantaged and underserved, to raise the level of efficiency on their farms while taking good care of the soil, water and the environment.
Managing Mental Health segment: Less Stressful Farm Transitions
In this Managing Mental Health segment (brief audio interviews that are a partnership with the Missouri Department of Mental Health and Brownfield Ag News), MU Extension field specialist in Agriculture Business and Policy Wesley Tucker shares tips on how to minimize stress when transitioning the farm.
Managing Mental Health segment: Loneliness
In this Managing Mental Health segment (brief audio interviews that are a partnership with the Missouri Department of Mental Health and Brownfield Ag News), MU Extension Instructor Karen Funkenbusch discusses the loneliness, isolation and lack of connection that can occur in rural Missouri.
Managing Mental Health segment: Trainings Can Save Lives
In this Managing Mental Health segment (brief audio interviews that are a partnership with the Missouri Department of Mental Health and Brownfield Ag News), MU Extension Instructor Karen Funkenbusch shares tools and resources available to farmers and anyone in rural Missouri going through a tough time.
Mental Health Awareness Month Toolkit (PDF)
For Mental Health Awareness Month, MU Extension and Missouri partners have put together this toolkit which provides resources and tools to promote and support the mental health and wellbeing of rural individuals, farmers, ranchers, farmworkers, and their families in agricultural communities. This toolkit is also available as a digital flipbook.
MO Ask Listen Refer suicide prevention training handout (PDF)
Ask Listen Refer (ALR) is an online suicide prevention training program that is available to ALL Missourians who want to learn more about warning signs, sample conversations and local resources. Use these guidelines from MO ALR to help those around you.
National AgrAbility Project
The vision of AgrAbility is to enhance quality of life for farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers with disabilities.
Opioid Crisis Response
Missouri is facing an epic Opioid Public Health Crisis, impacting the lives of families and communities daily. The Department of Mental Health has grants to provide prevention, treatment and recovery services.
Pharm to Farm
Mission is to enhance the medication safety & quality of life of farmers/ranchers by equipping future rural pharmacy practitioners with skills in the delivery of pharmaceutical care & public health outreach.
Rehabilitation Services for the Blind
Rehabilitation Services for the Blind (RSB) offers services to help blind or visually impaired persons reach personal & employment success. With the right training & resources, each blind or visually impaired person can achieve their goals.
Rural Opioid Technical Assistance
The purpose of the Rural Opioid Technical Assistance (ROTA) program is to develop and disseminate training and technical assistance for rural communities on addressing opioid issues affecting these communities. The grantees facilitate the identification of model programs, develop and update materials related to the prevention, treatment and recovery activities for opioid use disorder (OUD), and ensure that high-quality training is provided.
Signs and Symptoms of Stress (PDF)
Signs and symptoms of stress and what you can do if you recognize them in yourself or someone you know. Created by the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH).
Suicide Prevention Facts and Resources in Missouri
Two-page infographic with suicide prevention facts and resources produced by researchers at the Office of Disaster Services in the Missouri Department of Mental Health and their partners.
Suicide-Proofing Your Home: A Guide to Keep Families Safe (PDF)
Brochure with steps you can take, and resources you can use, to make your home safe and prevent the chance of suicide.
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), a federal agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), provides leadership and funding for programs that advance agriculture-related sciences.
Vocational Rehabilitation
If you want to work but have a disability that keeps you from finding, keeping or advancing in a job, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) may be able to help you.