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ACCESSION NO: 1027100 [Full Record]
PROJ NO: KY.W-2021-09300 AGENCY: NIFA KY.W
PROJ TYPE: OTHER GRANTS PROJ STATUS: TERMINATED
CONTRACT/GRANT/AGREEMENT NO: 2021-70035-35374 PROPOSAL NO: 2021-09300
START: 01 SEP 2021 TERM: 31 AUG 2023 FY: 2021
GRANT AMT: $59,606 GRANT YR: 2022
AWARD TOTAL: $559,606
INITIAL AWARD YEAR: 2021

INVESTIGATOR: Morris, D.; Pescatore, AN, J.; Oldham, CA, .; Mains, MA, .; Stamper, CH, .; Norrod, PA, .; Witt, CH, .; Sampson, SH, .; Ward, JE, .; Gordon, EL, .

PERFORMING INSTITUTION:
AGRICULTURE, KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
107 CORPORATE DR STE 2
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY 406018311

KENTUCKY STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FARM & RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE NETWORK FOR FARMER MENTAL HEALTH & SUICIDE PREVENTION.

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: The Kentucky Department of Agriculture Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network grant proposes to use these funds to develop several programs that will expand on an array of efforts already underway in the State to address farmer stress, mental health and suicide prevention.This proposed project meets USDA Strategic Goal#4 and also addresses SDA-FRSAN activities A-Farm Helplines, B: Training, C: Support Groups and D: Outreach and Information Dissemination.In this project narrative we provide an overview of the problem, what projects are currently underway in Kentucky, followed by the proposed activities. A 1890 HBUC is also a partner on the P2P project and the Youth Curriculum development is a collaboration with S-FRSAN.?

OBJECTIVES: The farming community acknowledges theissues and needfor assistance. A 2019 American Farm Bureau Federation survey revealed a strong majority of rural adults (91%) said mental health is important to them and/or their family. A majority of farmers/farmworkers thought that the media (72%), people in their local community (58%), and their friends (56%) attach at least a fair amount of stigma. Three in fourrural adults say it is important to reduce stigma about mental health in the agriculture community. Two in five farmers/farmworkers(46%)say it is difficult to access a therapist or counselor in their local community.During the 2020-21 Kentucky Legislative session Representative Brandon Reed (K-24) secured a legislative appropriation of $500,000 awarded to three named entities: the Kentucky Department of Behavioral Health, the Southeast Center for Agricultural Health & Injury Prevention at the University of Kentucky and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Building on now two KY legislative appropriations (in 2020 and 2021) and a 2019-21 S-FRSAN grant subaward, Kentucky has taken initial steps to provide a safety-net of personal and professional community-embedded resources who farmers will trust and seek out when help is needed. The projects underway have targeted the network of people and programs with which farmers interact daily: Commodity groups, Extension, Community Mental Health Centers, the Ministerium, Department of Agriculture, Farm Bureau wives, Women in Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, Farm Credit and Agricultural Safety & Health professionals. Descriptions of these efforts follow. Current Kentucky Programs Initiated to Support Farmer and Farm Family Mental Health & Suicide Prevention :? Upgrading and expansion of KY Suicide Prevention Hotline Service capacity. Operated by the Kentucky Department of Behavioral Health, the Kentucky system (associated with the National Suicide Prevention Hotline) and now every Kentucky caller is answered by a line in Kentucky.? Implementation of a statewide training program in QPR Suicide Prevention Program (Question-Persuade-Refer). Between 8/ 2020 & 4/ 2021, 57 persons trained as QPR Trainers trained a total of 450 persons (key community members) in QPR.? Planning for development of Suicide Prevention Community Intervention Teams. Fifteen experienced QPR trainers also trained in the ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) to further expand community-based capacity for assisting farmers contemplating self-harm.? A Western Kentucky University team is developing an interactive online continuing education (CE) module for Health Care Providers and paraprofessionals about preventingfarmer suicide through Cultural Respect, Understanding, Sensitivity, and Humility (CRUSH project).? Working with the Kentucky Injury Prevention Research Center (KIPRC) at the University of KY College of Public Health, increased reporting of self-harm patients at KY Emergency Rooms through an expansion of the ESSENCE reporting system.? Development of a branded campaign - Raising Hope -- to raise awareness for farmer mental health and suicide prevention