IMMEDIATE SUPPORT - Crisis Lines
Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Farm Stress Line: 1-800-667-4442
- Saskatchewan Suicide Hotline: 306-525-5333
- Child Abuse Helpline: 306-569-2724
- Saskatchewan Gambling Helpline: 1-800-306-6789
- Mobile Crisis Services
- Regina: 306-757-0127
- Prince Albert: 306-764-1001
- Saskatoon Crisis and Intervention Services: 306-933-6200
- 211 Saskatchewan: Call or text 2-1-1
- Dementia Helpline: 1-877-949-4141
Canada
- National Farmer Crisis Line: 1-866-327-6701
- Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566
- Crisis Text Line: 686868
- Healthline: call 8-1-1
- Suicide Crisis Helpline: call or text 9-8-8
- Kids Help Phone: call 1-800-668-6868 or text 686868
- First Nations & Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310
Web Resources
Courses
Wellbeing Course for Agriculture Producers
The Wellbeing Course for Agriculture Producers, offered through the Online Therapy Unit, aims to provide free education and guidance on simple but effective techniques for managing farm related stress and depression and/or anxiety. The course helps Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers with thoughts, behaviors, and physical symptoms related to depression and anxiety.
Canada
- Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing
- The Do More Ag Foundation
- AgTalk - non-crisis peer to peer support platform
- Wellness Tips & Stories
- Farm Credit Canada - Rooted in Resilience Mental Health Resources
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Mental Health Commission of Canada
- National Farmer Wellness Network
- National Farmers Union
- Canadian Centre for Rural and Agricultural Health - CCRAH
- Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) - Mental Health Hub
- National Farmer Mental Health Alliance
Print and Video Resources
- Video: Sowing Seeds of Resilience with the Recovering Farmer
- Mental Wellness for Saskatchewan Farmers & Ranchers
- Daily Chore: Handling Stress on the Farm
- Farming and Mental Health
- Video: "Sleepless in Saskatchewan"
- Fostering Resiliency in Agriculture
- Mental Wellness Short Video Series
- Video: The Importance of Self Maintainance for Farm Productivity
Mental Health Apps
(Available for download from the App Store)
- BeFarmWell App: Practical mental-wellness support designed with farmers, farm families, and rural communities in mind.
- Avail App: Track health & wellness, access self-help resources, connect with others, and much more!
- Calm App: Improve sleep, meditate, and relax.
- HEADSPACE App: Reduce anxiety through mindfulness and meditation.
- MindShift App: Free evidence-based mental health relief.
For more information/questions please contact:
aghealthandsafety@usask.ca