From healthcare providers and nonprofits to county officials and faith leaders, the 2025 Farm Stress Summit welcomes all who want to further their efforts in combatting farm stress within our communities. Our goal is to learn from each other, connect communities with existing resources and establish partnerships across organizations.?
海角官方首页 Extension is proud to partner with the following organizations to make this event possible:
As a bonus, attendance of this event offers up to 2.5 CEU contact hours for social workers.
Speakers
Speakers will focus on farm family health and wellness, including strategies for enhancing collaborations at the local, state and national level to cohesively support farm families as well as proven and emerging practices for combatting farmer mental health challenges.?
Breakout sessions will focus on identifying and leveraging existing community resources and natural supports as well as developing a list of relevant needs.?
Keynote Speaker
,?Owner of Hunter Family Farm and 2023 Woman Veteran of the Year
Featured Speakers
- ,?Associate Dean, 海角官方首页 Extension
- , Associate Dean for Extension & Outreach,?海角官方首页 College of Family and Consumer Sciences?
- , Commissioner, Georgia Department of Agriculture
- , Commissioner, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)
- , Director of Outreach Law Enforcement and Emergency Management, Georgia Department of Agriculture
- , Director, Georgia Agricultural Wellness Alliance
- , Dean, Mercer School of Medicine
Afternoon Workshops
Supporting Best Practices in Suicide Prevention and Postvention?
Workshop leaders:?
- ,?Deputy Assistant Commissioner, DBHDD
- , Owner, Shiloh Farms
COMET Training: Peer-led group discussion and implementation
Workshop leader:?
- , Freelance Rural Health Researcher
Panels and Tabletops
Advocacy Panel
Panel Moderator: ,?Professor, Agricultural Leadership Education and Communication, 海角官方首页 College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences?
- , Strategic Policy Advisor, Georgia Council for Recovery and the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association
- ??, Executive Director, Georgia Council for Recovery
- ??, Executive Director, Georgia NAMI
Post-Disaster Recovery Group Tabletop
Tabletop facilitator:? ,?Professor, Extension Human Development Specialist, and Child Life Program Director, 海角官方首页
Group facilitators:
- , Director of Outreach Law Enforcement and Emergency Management, Georgia Department of Agriculture
- ,?Disaster Mental Health Coordinator,?DBHDD
- ,?Clinical Assistant Professor, 海角官方首页?Institute for Disaster Management?
- , Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, 海角官方首页
- , CEO, McClendon Law and Consulting
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Support Rural Farmers: 2023 Farm Stress Summit?
March 20, 2023 - Macon, Georgia
From healthcare providers and nonprofits to county officials and faith leaders, the 2023 Farm Stress Summit welcomes all who want to further their efforts in combatting farm stress within our communities. Our goal is to learn from each other, connect communities with existing resources and establish partnerships across organizations.
As a bonus, attendance of this event offers up to 2.5 CEU contact hours for social workers.
before March 17.
Farm Stress Summit Agenda (PDF)
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Speakers
Speakers will focus on farm family health and wellness, including strategies for enhancing collaborations at the local, state and national level to cohesively support farm families as well as proven and emerging practices for combatting farmer mental health challenges.?
Breakout sessions will focus on identifying and leveraging existing community resources and natural supports as well as developing a list of relevant needs.?
Download the speaker bios or read about them below:
Keynote Speaker
, Strategic Account & Partnerships Manager, Bayer Crop Science; Founder, 'Mind Your Melon'
Featured Speakers
