FCO Receives Funding for Grower Webinars on Mental Health and Wellness

Posted on February 20, 2025 By Flowers Canada Posted In Announcements

FCO recently received approval for a grower webinar focused on Mental Health and Wellness which will serve to distribute resources from AgWO on the Farmer Wellness Initiative. The webinar was not recorded as we wanted to encourage participation by protecting the identities of the participants. Here are a few resources that farmers can take advantage of that are all free and completely confidential:

Ag Wellness Ontario Intro to Mental Health video
Farmer Wellness Initiative provides Ontario farmers, farm families, farm employees, and spouses and dependents of farm employees with free, unlimited mental health counselling, specific to the unique challenges that can be experienced by the agricultural community. Accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, in English and French, farmers can call 1-866-267-6255 to speak to a counsellor. This service is provided by TELUS Health.
In the Know page - Agriculture Wellness Ontario: short workshops on Mental Health and Wellness in Ag
Mental Health & Addiction Treatment Services | Connex Ontario
Get Help | 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline (988.ca)
Guardian Network Registration Form (Virtual): The Guardian Network Training is intended for people who meet with farmers on a regular basis and gives them the skills to identify when farmers are in crisis and to connect them to mental health resources such as the ones listed above.

Agriculture Wellness Ontario was formed out a need for mental health and wellness resources for farmers and their families. It includes a suite of free programs which you can learn more about at the AgWO website.

Links and resources outside of AgWO:
AAFC Mental Health in Agriculture Resources
Canadian Center for Agriculture Wellbeing
Headspace App
Calm App
Healthy Minds App
Grounding Techniques
Sarah Long Psychotherapy

This webinar is funded by the Sowing the Seeds of Wellness Initiative, which is funded by the governments of Canada and Ontario through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), a 5- year, federal-provincial-territorial initiative. The views set out in this webinar are the presenter’s and do not necessarily reflect the views of Ontario or Canada.

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