Join Us for the Animal Agriculture Industry Breakfast on August 10

Will you be attending Ag Progress Days next week?

We hope you’ll join us for the 2022 Industry Breakfast on Mental Health in the Animal Ag Industry on Wednesday, August 10 from 7-9 a.m. in the Special Events Building at Ag Progress Days. The free event will bring all sectors of the animal agriculture industry together to discuss real-time issues facing Pennsylvania livestock producers, including mental health and farm stress.

Secretary Russell Redding will provide opening remarks, and Ginger Fenton from Penn State and Gina Pighetti, retired professor from the Tennessee State University, will share the findings of the 2022 Animal Ag Mental Health Survey.

If you haven’t already, click here to RSVP today.

This event is being held as part of an initiative of the Pennsylvania Beef Producers Working Group, Center for Beef Excellence, Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence, and Center for Dairy Excellence and is funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the USDA Farmer Rancher Network Assistance Program.

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List of Mental Health Hotlines

The Industry Breakfast will include insightful conversations about mental health and farm stress. If you haven’t already saved them, here is a list of the mental health hotlines available to the agriculture community.

Tip: Add one or all of these numbers directly into your phone so they are readily accessible if you ever need it.

• AgriStress Helpline: Call 833-897-2474. This hotline is available 24/7.
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Dial 988 (effective July 2022) or 800-273-8255. Or text GO to 741741 for those in need of emotional support day or night.
• Rural Response Hotline: Call 800-464-0258 Monday to Friday (8am – 5pm). Free personal counseling and financial/legal services are available.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Call 800-662-4357.
• County Crisis Prevention Centers: If you have an immediate concern related to your own health or the well-being of a loved one, your local county crisis prevention center is available to help. Click here to access the hotlines for each of those county centers.