Agri Stress

The AgriStress Helpline® is a crisis line for people working in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. It includes crisis and emotional support, suicide intervention and prevention, and a database of both mental health and agriculture-related resources. Currently the helpline exists in 11 states – Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming – but more states are joining soon!

The AgriStress Helpline was developed by AgriSafe Network, who partnered with VIA LINK to provide individuals in agriculture with free and confidential crisis support. The line can be reached 24/7/365 by calling or texting 833-897-2474. Phone call interpretation is available in 160 languages, and text message services are available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. The AgriStress Helpline is answered by crisis support specialists who have over 300 hours of extensive evidence-based training that was developed (and is maintained) by licensed clinicians and credentialed professionals from the crisis response field. To ensure quality, the crisis support specialists are continually monitored and are given supplemental training. In addition to their extensive training, the crisis support specialists take a 3.5 hour continuing education course on mental and behavioral health in agricultural communities, called FarmResponse ®.

When someone calls the AgriStress Helpline, no matter who they are, they will get service. So, when someone calls the AgriStress Helpline, a crisis support specialist will use a care navigation process to provide the caller with care that is relevant to their situation and needs. For instance, one caller may receive an emotional support crisis intervention, while another caller may receive a risk assessment. All callers will be offered follow-up resources in their community as well as the option for a follow-up call from a crisis support specialist within 24 hours.

Learn More Here- https://www.agrisafe.org/agristress-helpline/