INDIANAPOLIS – To observe National Rural Health Day this week, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, and the Indiana Rural Health Association (IRHA) are announcing three new mental health initiatives geared towards farmers and those in the agricultural community.
Titled Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives, these initiatives include community workshops, virtual suicide prevention training, and one-hour sessions for agribusinesses covering mental health stigmas and the resources available to help those in need. Each event is free of charge.
Three regional community workshops include:
- December 7 – Ivy Tech Community College, Logansport (8 to 11 a.m.)
- January 18 – Community Foundation of Jackson County, Seymour (8 to 11 a.m.)
- February 15 – Firemen’s Building, Warsaw (8 to 11 a.m.)
Three ZOOM suicide prevention training sessions are set for January 4, February 8, and March 1.
One-hour agribusiness-focused sessions include:
- The IRHA presenting to your staff on mental health services and stigmas surrounding agriculture
- For educational training for your employees, email Kathy Walker at kwalker@indianarha.org
