Douglas County Commission to receive report on local effort to address mental health issues among farmers

While many Kansas farmers believe mental health is a serious issue, almost half of them said in a recent Kansas Farm Bureau study that it’s hard to access mental health services designed for their lifestyle, said Mallory Meek, an agent for the K-State Research and Extension office in Douglas County.

However, in Douglas County, Meek’s office is partnering with the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center to reverse that trend, she said in a memo to the Douglas County Commission.

During the commission’s meeting on Wednesday, Meek will present ways the partnership is attempting to address mental health issues among local farmers, which is a “community that often suffers in silence,” Meek said in the memo.