Rural health and well-being resources
The health and well-being of farmers and ranchers and their families is important to CHS as we do our part to create safer communities and live out our purpose of creating connections to empower agriculture. The resources shared on this page are provided by organizations throughout the U.S. who also are dedicated to helping farm and ranch families and others in the cooperative system navigate difficult situations.
National resources
- Crisis Text Line: Text "HOME" to 741741
- Farm Aid Hotline, 800-FARM AID (327-6243): Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern
- Iowa State Online Training for Suicide Prevention
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 800-273-TALK (8255)
- NFU Farm Crisis Center
- North Central Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Center
- Rural Health Information Hub
State resources
Click on any of the blue states to reveal relevant state and regional resource links or download a list of all resources shown on this page.
Kentucky resources
Utah resources
Arkansas resources
Mississippi resources
Colorado resources
- Colorado Crisis Services, 844-493-8255
Idaho resources
- Idaho Suicide Prevention, 208-398-4357
- Crisis Centers for Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services
Illinois resources
Iowa resources
- Iowa State Dairy Team Farm Stress Management
- Your Life Iowa, 855-581-8111
- UMASH
Kansas resources
- Kansas Suicide Hotlines by Community
- Kansas Suicide Prevention Hotline: 785-841-2345
- Kansas Ag Stress Website
- Kansas Farm Bureau Mental Health Resources
Michigan resources
Minnesota resources
- Minnesota Farm & Rural Helpline: 833-600-2670 x 1
- Minnesota Government Mental Health Support
- Minnesota Department of Ag Farm Stress Website
- Minnesota Rural Mental Health Specialists
- Ted Matthews: 320-266-2390
- Monica McConkey: 218-280-7785
- Minnesota NAMI
- TransFARMation: Stories from other farmers and ranchers who have experienced stress or suicide in their family
- UMASH
Missouri resources
North Dakota resources
- NDSU Farm Stress Website
- My First Link Hotline, 701-235-SEEK (7335)
- Mental Health America of North Dakota
- TransFARMation: Stories from other farmers and ranchers who have experienced stress or suicide in their family
- UMASH
South Dakota resources
- SDSU Farm Stress Information
- Avera Health Farm and Stress Hotline, 800-691-4336
- TransFARMation: Stories from other farmers and ranchers who have experienced stress or suicide in their family
- UMASH
Wisconsin resources
Indiana resources
Ohio resources
Wyoming resources
CHS is not responsible for and does not warrant or guarantee any content or resources provided by the identified organizations.