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Help us champion mental health in agriculture
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Crisis Contacts.
Check here for local agriculture crisis lines, resources and websites across Canada.
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Explore Resources.
Looking for more information on mental health or how to support loved ones and your community? Check out wellness tips here.
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Donate.
Your support goes directly to initiatives that create awareness about mental health in agriculture, break the stigma, and build a community of support and resources for those affected.
TALKMORE. ASKMORE. LISTENMORE.
The Do More Agriculture Foundation is the national voice and champion for mental health in Canadian agriculture. We are changing the culture of agriculture to one where all are encouraged, supported, and empowered to take care of their mental wellbeing. Those working in the agriculture industry are among the most vulnerable when it comes to mental health issues. By collaborating with the entire industry and those working to address the state of mental health in agriculture, we can and will make a substantial impact.
How can you Do More? Sometimes it's as easy as being able to Talk More, Ask More and Listen More.
WHY DOES DO MORE AG EXIST?
Do More was started by farmers who said: we need to Do More to shine a light on mental health in agriculture.
Asking for help is not easy. There is stigma. There is shame. There is a strong culture that pushes health to the sidelines: There is work to do. We don’t have time for that. Just tough it out.
But we know that reaching out for help makes a difference. Talk it out, don’t tough it out.
Need
Farmers are 4 times more likely to use firearms to die by suicide than the general population.
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Rural communities where farmers live often have poor access to mental health supports.
Need
Mental health, mental injury, and mental illness adversely affect agriculture, from the farmgate to the boardroom. Agriculture needs information, education, and support to help make a difference.
" YOU ARE NOT ALONE. IT IS MORE THAN OK TO ASK FOR HELP. THERE IS HOPE AND THERE IS RELIEF.
— Gerry Friesen, The Recovering Farmer
HELP US CHANGE LIVES.
Become a Do More Ag partner.
We are changing the culture of agriculture.
We are putting people first.
As a partner of the Do More Agriculture Foundation, you are supporting initiatives to raise awareness and action about mental health, break the stigma, provide community connection, and share resources to help people get help, support, and healing.
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