Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** western region agricultural…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** western region agricultural stress assistance III (wrasap III) builds on the 2020/2023 program activities for wrasap II, continuing to outreach to the network of partnerships in the 13 states and 4 territories of western region while increasing outreach to new audiences wrasap III goals track those of the USDA.wrasap III will continue to network with programs andoutreaching to new audiences by embedding behavioral health competencies into existing service delivery. The program will also embed farm stress and mental health information into existing extension based programs such as livestock advisors program.web-based interactive geographical services map (WIGSM): the project team will ensure the regional clearinghouse is publicly available but will work with in-house staff and contractors to create a web-based interactive geographical services map (WIGSM). The WIGSM will improve accessibility of the existing clearinghouse by providing a graphical search interface on the website via an interactive map. Investigators and coordinators will educate partners on program activity, results of surveys, resources developed, findings of evaluator and future plans at conferences and partner meetings. Program highlights will be published to the website.range of services offered for farmers and farm workers including the existing farm aid resource hotline with extended hours, and wrasap III adds agrisafe crisis hotline in WA, MT, and CO with the intent of bringing more states online to this valuable service with future funding opportunities. Rural peer assistance network, peer support groups, mental health intervention curriculum development and QPR/mhfa trainings will also be offered. The wrasap III evaluator will review quarterly to inform delivery throughout one year program duration.target audience: all farmers/ranchers/farm workers in western region