On this episode of the Maine Farmcast, Dr. Colt W. Knight (Associate Extension Professor and State Livestock Specialist) has a serious conversation with Lucy Wess, Esq. (Program Director) and Dr. Leslie Forstadt (UMaine Cooperative Extension Faculty, Human Development Specialist, and Program Grant Administrator) about Farmer Mental Health and Agricultural Mediation in January 2024.

More information on Ag Mediation:
https://extension.umaine.edu/agriculture/agricultural-mediation/

Maine Resilience Building Network:
https://maineresilience.org

16 Hour Course on Ag Mediation Training:
https://extension.umaine.edu/agriculture/agricultural-mediation/training/

Leslie Forstadt, Ph.D.:
https://extension.umaine.edu/about/staff-directory/leslie-forstadt/

When in Crisis, Call or Text:
The phone number for the
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline:
988
The current Lifeline phone number1.800.273.8255 (para Español, call 1.888.628.9454) will always remain available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis, even after 988 is launched nationally. For TTY Users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 7-1-1 then 1.800.273.8255.

Original music by Colt Knight.

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