The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds state and county extension offices. These offices provide local resources on managing the financial and emotional stressors of farming, among many other topics.
 

USDA Extension Offices in the Mountain Plains MHTTC Region

The following are state extension offices in the region primarily served by the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center.

• Colorado State University Extension
• Montana State University Extension
• North Dakota State University Extension
• South Dakota State Extension
• University of Wyoming Extension
• Utah State University Extension

Farm and Farm Family Risk and Resilience: A Guide for Extension Educational Programming

University of Cooperative Delaware Extension and the University of Maryland Extension have developed a guide for educators focused on programming to reduce risk and increase resilience for farms and farm families. This report includes a risk and resilience framework, logic models for programming with three different audiences, tools for assessment and teaching, and teaching resources. This is part of the Farm and Farm Family Risk and Resilience Toolkit. Additional links provided through this program include:

• Creating a Thriving Farm Visuals, Descriptions and Stacking Game
• Farm and Farm Family Risk and Resilience Logic Models
• Farm and Farm Family Risk and Resilience Program Planning Tool