Stress in farming discussed at annual town hall
The Butler County Farm Bureau’s Young Ag Professionals is developing a program to help farmers deal with stress and anxiety.
YAP members discussed mental health assistance for farmers Wednesday at the county commissioners’ annual Butler County Farm Town Hall.
Brittany Speer and Jessie Dressler, of the YAP, received peer mentor training in January from AMI Inc., a Washington County nonprofit organization that trains people to become peer mentors.
More training is planned, and YAP is developing a peer mentor program to help farmers deal with stress, Dressler said.
Dressler said peer mentors are trained to listen and direct people to agencies and organization that provide assistance.
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