NFU is co-leading an effort with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) to secure funding for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN). Earlier this week, more than thirty agriculture, rural, and mental health professional organizations joined NFU and NASDA to ask Congress to fully fund FRSAN for fiscal year 2023 by signing this letter. FRSAN funds a service provider network that connects individuals and their families in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations to stress assistance programs and resources.
NFU is committed to helping farmers, their families and neighbors identify and cope with stress. NFU has partnered with other farm and rural organizations to offer access to farm stress training to Farmers Union members free of charge, and to provide free trainings, available to the general public. More resources are available through Michigan State University’s Managing Farm Stress website, including guidance for what to do if you need immediate support.
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