In this training, Chad Reznicek MA, LPC, a Behavioral Health Specialist with the Colorado AgrAbility Project, shares about how to use a Trauma Informed Framework to support farmers in distress. Chad draws on 20 years of experience as a licensed therapist providing behavioral health services in diverse settings and lived experience in a small, rural farming community in central Nebraska.
Materials
Supporting Others through Challenges and Adversity: A Trauma Informed Framework (Presentation)
This presentation discusses how to use a Trauma Informed Framework to support farmers in distress.
Trauma-Informed Practices Fact Sheet
This resource provides a summary of the key information direct service providers should know about trauma while supporting farmers in distress, financial or otherwise.
Changing Our Mental and Emotional Trajectory (COMET) Overview
COMET is a community-based intervention to support community members with the resources they need to protect people in rural communities before a crisis occurs. (Source: High Plain Research Network, University of Colorado Anschutz)
COMET Conversational Gravity Assist Guide
This resource suggests ways to start a conversation with someone who may be struggling with their mental or emotional well-being. (Source: High Plain Research Network, University of Colorado Anschutz)
