WEBINAR:
Content Analysis of Extension Mental Health Information in the Southern Region
SYNOPSIS:
Presenter: Juliene Porciuncula, Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at NCSU
Contemporary institutional emphasis on farm stress has led the Extension System to develop a variety of online information resources directed at the mental health of farm populations. We conducted a web-based search and content analysis of online materials on mental health and farm stress from Extension websites from thirteen Southern states and two territories. The content analysis showed that most online farm stress Extension resources emphasized self-help strategies and were directed at the general farming population. In conclusion, we provide recommendations for the development of online farm stress and mental health information resources.