Wearing Out Your Bootstraps Table Tent

HELP and hope IS AVAILABLE.

In North Dakota, We Expect a lot from our bootstraps.

Handling stresses. Fixing problems. Farmers and ranchers learn early how to take care of our own challenges.

But life stresses can overwhelm us. That doesn’t mean
we are weak — it means we are human. Life can get tough
at times.

Being frustrated, down or exhausted doesn’t mean you are failing. Such feelings are stress signals, like the check engine light on a vehicle. They mean slow down and focus on wellness. Your health is your most important asset in farming and ranching.

Where to get help

• NDSU Extension – Farm/Ranch Stress Resources are available at
  www.ag.ndsu.edu/farmstress or at your local Extension county office.
• Together Therapy and Wellness – Offers in-person and telehealth farm-to-farm counseling services, and the counselors have farming backgrounds. Cost coverage is available as needed. Call 701-404-0997 or visit this link:
  https://www.togethertw.org/farm-to-farm-1
• ND Behavioral Health Services Directory – Counseling and substance misuse services are available statewide:
  https://www.hhs.nd.gov/behavioral-health/find-services
• FirstLink Help Line (24-hour helpline, services, referral) – Call: 2-1-1 or visit this link: https://myfirstlink.org
• North Dakota Department of Agriculture – Mediation Service and Credit Counseling – This program offers help to financially distressed farmers and ranchers through assistance with credit, financial matters and resolving disputes. Call 701-328-4158 or visit this link: https://www.ndda.nd.gov/divisions/business-marketing-information/north-dakota-mediation-service
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (available 24 hours a day) –
  Call or text 9-8-8, or chat https://988lifeline.org, available 24/7.
• In an emergency, call 9-1-1.

you don’t have to go it alone.

Made possible with support from the ND Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Center project, with funding from USDA-NIFA.