Tips on How to Help When Someone You Know is Struggling
From Rural Realities by Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
May 28, 2026 · 20 min · Season 4 · Episode 53
About this episode
The episode provides tips on how to support individuals in the agricultural community who may be struggling with mental health challenges.
There are usually signs - your neighbor’s fields aren’t getting planted as usual, the equipment is sitting idle more than it should, or you haven’t seen them recently. You want to help but you don’t know how. In the final episode of our four-part series for May is Mental Health Month, host Karen Endres from the Wisconsin Farm Center discusses some tips on how you can help. We are a community, agriculture is hard, and we need each other. Experiencing a challenge on the farm? Contact the Wiscon...
People in this episode
Host: Karen Endres
Topics covered
- mental health
- agriculture
- community support
- helping others
- farm challenges
Keywords
- mental health
- agriculture
- support
- community
- farm challenges
- helping others
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wisconsin Farm Center, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
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