A program offering farm-focused mental health services launched with financial support from the Iowa Farm Bureau in 2020 is expanding nationwide.
At the 2024 American Farm Bureau convention last week in Utah, AFBF President Zippy Duvall announced a new partnership with Farm Family Wellness Alliance to provide free, confidential, online mental health services to farmers, ranchers and farm families.
The alliance is supported by a coalition of more than a dozen food and agriculture organizations, including AFBF and Iowa Farm Bureau. It builds upon a pilot initiative started in Iowa by Farm Foundation and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, in partnership with Iowa Farm Bureau, following the 2020 derecho storm.
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