Rural Mental Health Resources
A Listing of Mental Health Resources for Rural Residents
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Emergency contacts:-- 911
Call if someone is in immediate danger of harming himself or herself or others.
-- 988
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text or chat online at 988lifeline.org/
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States. The Lifeline is comprised of a national network of over 200 local crisis centers, combining custom local care and resources with national standards and best practices.
English and Spanish
-- Veterans Crisis Line
Dial 988, then press 1 or text 838255.
Chat online at https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/…
Line is available 24/7, free and confidential.
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Non-emergency help services:-- 211
Call 211 or visit https://www.211.org/…
Free support for finding resources in your state on such things as disaster information, crisis help, health care, mental health and addiction and child and family support. Hours may vary by state.
-- Warmlines
A warmline is a peer-run listening line staffed by people in mental health recovery themselves.
Visit https://warmline.org/… for a directory of warmlines in your state.
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Resources for dealing with mental health issues:-- Togetherall
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Togetherall offers free online mental health and wellbeing support, 24/7. It is available to all farmers and their families across the U.S. through the Farm Family Wellness Alliance (16+). Farm Family Wellness Alliance services are made possible through Farm Foundation in partnership with Land O'Lakes, Farm Credit, Co-Bank, American Farm Bureau Federation, and 4-H.
-- Mental Health America Screening
https://screening.mhanational.org/…
Website offers free, confidential online screening tests for a variety of mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
-- AgriStress Helpline
833-897-2474 (call or text)
Currently available in Colorado, Connecticut, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming
-- SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) National Helpline
Call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or text 1-800-487-4889
Available 24/7, free, confidential
English and Spanish
-- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) HelpLine
Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), text 62640, email helpline@nami.org or chat: nami.org/help
Available Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time
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Assistance during natural disasters or farm crises:-- Farm Rescue
Call 701-252-2017, email info@farmrescue.org or visit the website at www.farmrescue.org
Farm Rescue's mission is to help farmers and ranchers who have experienced a major illness, injury or natural disaster by providing the necessary equipment and volunteer workforce to plant, hay or harvest their crop. Livestock feeding assistance is also available to ranchers. Farm Rescue helps farm and ranch families in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
-- SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline
Call 1-800-985-5990 or text "TalkWithUs" to 66746
Available 24/7, free, confidential
-- Farm Aid (https://www.farmaid.org/…)
Call 1-800-FARM-AID (1-800-327-6243) or visit https://www.farmaid.org/…
Calls to the hotline are answered Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. ET; 6 a.m.-6 p.m. PT.
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Family and youth support:-- The Boys Town National Hotline
800-448-3000
For all teens and their parents. Connect with specially trained counselors.
-- Trevor Project Lifeline
Call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678
Provides 24/7 crisis support to LGBTQ youths and allies (ages 13-24) in crisis or in need of a safe and judgment-free place to talk.
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National listings of rural mental health resources:Several national nonprofit and commodity groups have compiled searchable databases of mental health resources available to rural residents nationwide.
-- AgriSafe Network AgriStress Provider Directory
https://directory.agrisafe.org/…
Find a professional who knows about farmer mental health. A search menu allows you to search by name, keyword and your location.
-- American Farm Bureau Farm State of Mind Resource Directory
Visitors can search for mental health resources by state and resource type.
-- American Soybean Association #SOYHELP State-by-State Resources
Visitors can click on a state to open a printable PDF document listing mental health resources in that state.
-- National Corn Growers Association Mental Health Resources
-- Rural Minds Mental Health Resources -- A TO Z
An alphabetical listing of links to national organizations that provide mental health support and resources.
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