AgKnow, the Alberta Farm Mental Health Network, emerged from agricultural resolutions to support mental health in rural communities. In 2023, it initiated community engagement, offering free therapy sessions. Despite funding challenges in 2024, the community raised over $180,000 for services. AgKnow aims for operational stability and diverse funding to thrive.
AgKnow’s Urgent Requests
Resolution E1-19, Resolution E2-23 This week AgKnow is sending letters of urgent need to 68 of the 69 ASBs asking for one time small donations to help bridge the funding gap and maintain the momentum of the AgKnow initiative. AgKnow is the direct result of ASB resolution E1-19 asking for Agriculture specific mental health resources …
AgKnow to Launch Community Engagement Campaign February 2023
Resolution E1-19 Get ready folks, the much anticipated and requested Alberta approach to farm mental health is launching their first community engagement campaign this February 2023. Press packages, presentations, courses and professional development opportunities are in the works, and staff are starting to reach out to spread the news that AgKnow is now open for …
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AgKnow – Alberta’s Approach to Farm Mental Health
Resolution E1-19, In May of 2022, the Alberta Farm Mental Health Network met with Minister Horner and presented their whitepaper outlining findings and recommendations for a made-in-Alberta approach to farm mental health. Along with the whitepaper, the Network presented the minister with a proposal to jumpstart research that will clarify the issues and inform the …
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Alberta Farm Mental Health Initiative
Resolution E-19 update. I was pleased to present a brief update on the Farm Mental Health Network (The Network) at the ARECA AGM on March 9th. Below is a summary of what was presented with a few updates. The Network originally started as a short term project that would address the needs in Alberta by …
Provincial Committee Meets with Minister Horner
January 25, 2022; Resolution 6-20, Resolution 9-20, Resolution 2-19, Resolution E1-19, The ASBPC was pleased to finally host the Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Rural Economic Development for dinner just prior to his opening remarks that the in person Provincial ASB Conference this January. “I don’t recall a more productive and positive discussion with a …
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A Made in Alberta Response to Farm Mental Health
Update from the Alberta Farm Mental Health Network, Resolution E1-19 The Alberta Farm Mental Health Network (Network) continues to push forward and explore the rural landscape of mental health supports. Since our last update we have met with over 25 different associations, government programs, private mental health practitioners, researchers, media and even some farmers. The …
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Farm Focused Mental Health Supports
Resolution E1-19: Access to Farm Specific Mental Health Resources Dr. Briana Hagen is one of Canada’s leading experts on mental health in the farming sector. She is based in Manitoba and works with the University of Guelph. Dr. Hagen and her colleagues have done multiple national studies and developed a program called, In the Know, …
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