Developing an Intergroup Dialogue Curriculum to Improve Mental Health System Capacity for Farmers and Agricultural Communities

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• Personal Author:
  Beseler C ; Keeney AJ ; Stallones L ; Valley M
• Description:
  The purpose of this study is to present the development of an intergroup dialogue curriculum for faith leaders and behavioral health providers to expand rural behavioral health care systems. The Clergy Outreach and Professional Engagement model and intergroup dialogue technique formed the basis of the curriculum. A discussion of the adaptation of an intergroup dialogue intervention developed for use in rural communities is presented. The curriculum was designed to build trust and familiarity among trusted faith leaders, behavioral health providers, and Extension agents to expand the system of care for vulnerable farming populations. Challenges and opportunities regarding the implementation of the intergroup dialogue intervention are explored. Assessing the feasibility of scaling this approach up to other communities has the potential to improve the network providing behavioral health care in rural communities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Barriers To Mental Health Care Behavioral Health Collaboration Curriculum Development Extension Agents Faith Leaders Health Care Mental Health Rural
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Colorado ; Denver Region [OSHA] ; Kansas City Region [OSHA] ; Nebraska ; San Francisco Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070520
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2025 Feb; :[Epub ahead of print]
• Contact Point Address:
  Annie J. Keeney, School of Social Work, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
• Email:
  akeeney@sdsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University - Ft. Collins
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030915
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270914
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2d90e5dbbf3cd9b2e9be098b482c2aecab7ec5cbfdbe5d7e4b0ae3108bfeb5736b7b9e87bd39b77290ff6a76920a7f8c06f0980132905f241ff4af091ae1de52
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208715/cdc_208715_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.55 MB ]