Health Equity for Criminal Justice-impacted Women Through Access To Housing

This project, Addressing Stressors, Preventing Farmer Suicide: Social Connectedness and Health, led by the Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program worked to reduce farmer suicide risk by strengthening social connectedness, building community leadership and improving access to culturally responsive mental health support for rural communities. The project trained hundreds of rural community members, agribusiness professionals and health care providers to recognize suicide risk, support individuals experiencing stress and connect them with appropriate resources. Over the course of the grant, the program expanded its statewide partnerships, increased public awareness through storytelling, education and outreach and broadened its focus to support Spanish-speaking farmworkers through bilingual community health workers who integrate mental health into broader health and social services.