Canadian Rural Information Service
1-888-757-8725
Farm Stress Pathfinder
The resources listed in this pathfinder cover topics such as farm income support, farm management and succession planning - all potential sources of stress for farmers and their families. Also included are links to information sheets on how to recognize and cope with stress and telephone numbers for Stress Help Lines.
In addition, the Canadian Rural Information Service offers information pathfinders on various other topics such as: Child care, Community safety and Literacy.
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Funding for Stress Reduction Programs |
Communities Addressing Suicide Together
Canadian Mental Health Association
Nova Scotia Health Promotion and Protection
Aims to help communities in Nova Scotia to build their capacity to address suicide using a population health-based approach.
Tel: 1-877-466-6606
E-mail: davisacmhans@eastlink.ca
Internet: http://www.cmha.ca/bins/content_page.asp?cid=284-682-698-1584&lang=1
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Farm Income Support Program |
Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization Program (CAIS)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The CAIS program integrates stabilization and disaster protection into a single program, helping producers protect their farming operations from both small and large drops in income. The CAIS program is a whole-farm program available to eligible farmers regardless of the commodities they produce.
Internet: http://www.agr.gc.ca/caisprogram/main.html
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
FCC offers a range of flexible financing products and services supporting farmer-controlled diversification initiatives and value-added operations beyond the farm gate. Primary producers heading small and medium-sized operations form the majority of FCC's clientele.
Tel: 1-888-332-3301
Internet: http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/index.asp
Benchmarking
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Understanding your own financial profile is important for the success of your farm operation. Benchmarking helps you assess your farm operation and determine its strengths, weaknesses and areas where improvement is possible.
Internet: http://www.agr.gc.ca/ren/index_e.cfm?s1=fmt-uga
&s2=bm-ac&page=intro
Canadian Agricultural Skills Service Program (CASS)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The CASS program will provide funding to beginning and established farmers and their spouses to develop a learning plan and take courses to help them acquire on-farm skills, or skills and training to pursue other income options, or both.
Internet: http://www.agr.gc.ca/ren/index_e.cfm?s1=cass-scdca&page=intro
Canadian Farm Business Advisory Services (CFBAS)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
CFBAS offers eligible producers access to a range of services, such as Farm Business Assessment and Specialized Business Planning Services.
Tel: 1-866-452-5558
Internet: http://www.agr.gc.ca/ren/index_e.cfm?s1=cfbas-sceac&page=intro
Farming with Neighbours
FarmCentre.com
The ability to develop and maintain effective, harmonious relationships with neighbours, the government and the media is becoming increasingly important to Canadian farmers' competitiveness and prosperity. "Farming with Neighbours" explains how to avoid and solve disagreements. Written in consultation with producers from across Canada, the book is full of practical tips from farmers and advice from conflict management experts.
Cost: $ 25
Internet: http://www.farmcentre.com/Resources/Detail.aspx?
id=2e81c0bc-a1a7-455b-b780-40b1f5a0d8e4
Farm Credit Canada
Offers workshops across Canada on topics such as : Hiring and keeping employees, Farm Financial Management, Advanced farm manager.
Cost: Registration fees apply
Internet: http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/LearningCentre/workshops_calendar_e.asp
Farm Credit Canada
Offers workshops across Canada on topics such as : Transferring the family farm and Estate planning.
Cost: Registration fees apply
Internet: http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/LearningCentre/workshops_calendar_e.asp
Farm Transfer, Farm Succession Estate Planning
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Internet: http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/financial/farm/caf00s08.html
Managing the Multi-generational Family Farm
FarmCentre.com
This handbook is designed to help ensure that mixing family and business works for you, not against you. Includes the "Interactive Farm Transfer Tool", a CD designed specifically to help users prepare to transfer their farm business.
Cost: $29
Internet: http://www.farmcentre.com/Resources/Detail.aspx?
id=83e40d88-4f5c-4c55-a84d-8104f96049c8
Succession Planning Resources
Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Internet: http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/bmi9468
Difficult Times: Stress on the Farm (pdf only)
Agricultural Health and Safety Network
Resource book to enable farm families to understand stress, its impact, and learn skills to help balance stress when farming in difficult times.
Internet: http://www.cchsa-ccssma.usask.ca/ahsn/pubs/Toolbook_national_c2.pdf
Facing the facts - Suicide in Canada (pdf only)
Centre for Suicide Prevention
Internet: http://www.suicideinfo.ca/csp/assets/FacingtheFacts.pdf
Family Farm Stress
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Numerous topics such as death of a farm business, helping a person cope with change, crisis or loss, re-building self-esteem: ideas for farm couples.
Internet: http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/homeec/cba01s00.html
Farm Emergency Information (pdf only)
Institute of Agricultural Rural and Environmental Health
Who to call, what to say, what to do. Includes a decision tree for general response to farm injuries.
Internet: http://www.cchsa-ccssma.usask.ca/ahsn/pubs/Farm_Emergency_English.pdf
Helping Children
Cope with Stress (pdf only)
North Caroline Cooperative Extension Service, North Caroline State University
Internet: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/pdfs/fcs457.pdf
Planning for and Responding to Disasters in Canada: An Approach for Farmers and Farm Organizations
The Canadian Farm Business Management Council and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Includes checklists, articles on drought, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, wild fires, winter storms.
Internet: http://www.farmcentre.com/Resources/Detail.aspx?
id=42a97be9-5e5e-4df8-9057-41ba8429042f
Recognizing and Handling Stress in Rural Alberta - Frequently Asked Questions
Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Internet: http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/faq8848?opendocument
Rural Stress
(pdf only)
Centre for Suicide Prevention - November 2002
Internet: http://www.suicideinfo.ca/csp/assets/alert50.pdf
Crisis Centres in Canada
Centre for Suicide Prevention
Lists local crisis centres for each province and territory in Canada.
Internet: http://www.suicideinfo.ca/csp/go.aspx?tabid=77
Alberta - The Mental Health Help Line
Tel: 1-877-303-2642
Internet: http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/
all/aet9974
British Columbia - Distress Line
Tel: 1-800-784-2433
Internet: http://www.crisiscentre.bc.ca
British Columbia - Rural Stress Workshops - British Columbia Cattlemen's Association
Internet: http://www.cattlemen.bc.ca/farmstress.htm
Manitoba - The Farm and Rural Stress Line
Tel.: 1-866-367-3276
Internet: http://www.ruralstress.ca
Northwest Territories - Helpline Western Arctic
Tel: 1-800-661-0844
Nunavut - Helpline Western Arctic
Tel: 1-800-661-0844
Ontario - The Farm Line
Tel.: 1-888-451-2903
Internet: http://www.thefarmline.ca
Saskatchewan - Farm Stress Line
Tel.: 1-800-667-4442
Internet: http://www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?
DN=c7130c95-90e9-4f95-a179-e4e6836382c1
Newfoundland and Labrador
Mental Health Support to Rural and Remote Areas
Veterans Affairs Canada
This pilot project in Newfoundland relies on easy-to-use video-conferencing technology to link VAC clients with professional psychological counseling experts.
Internet: http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/clients/sub.cfm?source=mhealth/rural
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