Managing for Profit
Mental health help through MU Extension and AgrAbility
University of Missouri Extension specialists stand ready to connect farmers with mental health resources. In this Managing for Profit on Brownfield, Kathy Dothage, an MU Extension professional, says they don’t diagnose, they educate and help people recognize changes in behaviors. Karen Funkenbush, head of the Missouri AgrAbility Project and an MU Extension specialist, works with people who have disabilities and are actively engaged in agriculture, connecting them to the help they need to succeed.
To learn more, visit: dmh.mo.gov.
I think this is great to help disabled work or learn about farming, I think it may be inside all of us, ‘the ability to and the
enjoyment from growing something. It teaches to be patient.