Figure 1. North Central Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Resources
UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITION
The NexGen Program Evaluation assesses the NCFRSACi’s mental health services efficacy in alleviating the
mental health challenges that agricultural producers and their allies are facing, so that a comprehensive
suite of producer-centric mental health services can be developed and implemented in the North Central
Region (NCR) Cooperative Extension Association.
WHY IS NCFRSACI IMPORTANT IN MISSOURI?
Evaluating the effectiveness of the mental healthcare program s that are provided to Missouri’s farmers,
ranchers, and other agricultural production workers who are experiencing anxiety, depression, substance
misuse, and death by suicide is critical to improving the effectiveness of mental health programs.
While stress, mental health concerns, and substance misuse issues run high, many NCR communities are in
mental health professional shortage areas, which impedes NCR agricultural producers, particularly rural
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