Welcome to NCFH’s Mental Health Resource Hub!
NCFH has developed this Mental Health Resource Hub to address the need for information on behavioral health integrated services and mental health with Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs). We also seek to provide this population greater access to culturally appropriate mental health services across the country.
The Mental Health Resource Hub provides patient education materials, mental health screening tools, and national resources that support mental health outreach and advance integrated behavioral health interventions utilized with the MSAW population. It also features screening tools gathered from guest speakers and health resources and patient education materials developed by NCFH with input from the Mental Health Learning Collaborative (MHLC), a collaboration supported by HRSA to the build the capacity of health center staff within Migrant and Community Health centers in successfully integrating behavioral health services with primary care for their MSAW patients.
The Mental Health Resource Hub provides patient education materials, mental health screening tools, and national resources that support mental health outreach and advance integrated behavioral health interventions utilized with the MSAW population. It also features screening tools gathered from guest speakers and health resources and patient education materials developed by NCFH with input from the Mental Health Learning Collaborative (MHLC), a collaboration supported by HRSA to the build the capacity of health center staff within Migrant and Community Health centers in successfully integrating behavioral health services with primary care for their MSAW patients.
The MHLC included learning sessions focused on understanding mental health conditions prevalent among MSAWs; occupational and environmental risk factors that contribute to mental health conditions; challenges and barriers in providing integrated mental health services; and the overall impact of COVID-19 on mental health service delivery.
Staff who participated in the MHLC included clinical supervisors and coordinators, Community Health Workers (CHWs), mental health providers, and other Health Center staff involved in the implementation and/or delivery of integrated behavioral health services.
Special thanks to our participating MHLC Members and guest speakers!
Staff who participated in the MHLC included clinical supervisors and coordinators, Community Health Workers (CHWs), mental health providers, and other Health Center staff involved in the implementation and/or delivery of integrated behavioral health services.
Special thanks to our participating MHLC Members and guest speakers!
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Cohort participants:
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Scroll through the tabs below to find the mental health resources you need.
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Mental/Behavioral Health Issues: a list of resources recommended by AgrAbility for addressing farm stress and mental health issues amongst agricultural workers.
Integration of Behavioral Health within Agricultural HealthCare: information and resources by AgriSafe for farmers and ranchers to raise awareness and offer guidance in the midst of difficult situations. Rural Response to Farmer Mental Health and Suicide Prevention: a list of resources recommended by Rural Health Information Hub in response to farmer worker mental health and suicide prevention. |
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Seasons Change | You Remain (SM) Mental Health Toolkit & Resources: a social media toolkit with messaging promoting mental health topics and resources for agricultural workers during the various seasons.
Salud Mental y el Impacto en el Bienestar de Las Familias de Agricultores (Spanish): a resource in Spanish from AgriSafe related to mental health and the impact it has on the wellbeing of agricultural worker families.
NCFH Health Resources and Patient Education Materials:
- Fact Sheet: Ag Workers and Mental Health
- Addressing Mental Health Amongst Ag Workers: A tip sheet for Health Care Workers to engage in conversations about mental health with agricultural workers.
- Tips to Have Less Stress: A patient education material to share with agricultural workers when identifying ways to reduce stress.
- Preparing for Your Mental Health Visit: Tips to prepare for your first visit with your mental health provider.
- Let’s Talk About Anxiety: an easy to understand teaching tool that explains different causes of anxiety and different treatment options.
- Let’s Talk About Depression: an easy to understand teaching tool that explains different causes of depression and different treatment options
- Let’s Talk About Mental Health: an easy to understand teaching tool that explains different mental health situations and different help options.
- Como Superé Mi Depresión /How I Over Came My Depression: a bilingual digital story about Angel, a man who shares his account of dealing with depression, the challenges he faced, and tips on how to succeed.
For adults:
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- Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD7): to assess for presence and severity of generalized anxiety and impact on daily functioning.
- Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5): to identify respondents with probable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): to identify hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption.
- Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10): a quantitative index for the degree of consequences related to drug abuse.
Safety Assessments:
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Domestic Violence/ Intimate Partner Violence
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Suicidal Ideation
- Suicidal Thoughts and Autism: Resources & How to Help
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Suicide Prevention Wallet Cards: wallet cards available to download and share with your patients.
- SAFE-T Pocket Card: Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage for Clinicians: a downloadable five-step plan to identify risk factors and protective factors, conduct a suicide inquiry, determine risk level and interventions, and document a treatment plan.
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Suicide Risk Screening Tool: a brief tool to screen for suicide risk with ALL ages
- Suicide Prevention Resources: wallet cards available to download and share with your patients.
- Suicidal Thoughts and Autism: Resources & How to Help: this resource from Elemy, (formerly known as Sprout Therapy) explains how to recognize warning signs in those that are Neurodivergent, as well as suicide risk factors and prevalence. Additional important topics such as treatment options and advice for parents and parents are also covered.
For Children and Adolescents:
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- COVID-19 Mental Health and Addiction: Resources from ARK: Behavioral Health on COVID-19 Mental Health and Addiction
- Tips for Healthcare Professionals: Coping with Stress and Compassion Fatigue: An English tip sheet from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) for healthcare professionals on dealing with stress and compassion fatigue resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- COVID Coach Mobile App: An app was created for everyone, including Veterans and Service members, to support self-care and overall mental health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
- Consejos para sobrevivientes de una pandemia: Control del estrés: A Spanish tip sheet from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) that describes some of the common reactions to a pandemic and other disasters, and ways to deal with them.
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- Preventing Maternal Mortality Resource Kit- a toolkit developed by Relias to help organizations identify, understand, and reduce maternal death and harm in clinical settings.
- Postpartum Support International- an organization whose purpose is to increase awareness among public and professional communities about the emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy and postpartum.
- Perinatal Mental Health Disorders: Supporting Latinxs: a factsheet from MHTTC that provides relevant information on cultural considerations for mental health providers working with Latinx populations experiencing or at risk for Perinatal Mental Health Disorders (PMHDs).
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- The Trevor Project: A youth-specific organization aimed at supporting the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ youth.
- Supporting Black LGBTQ Youth Mental Health: A guide from the Trevor Project specifically for Black youth, who face additional layers of discrimination and may need more and different support.
- LGBTQI | NAMI- statistics, information, and risk factors about how a person’s sexual orientation and gender identity relates to mental health from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Health- information and resources from the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Health.
- LGBT Youth Resources- Resources specifically for LGBT Youth and their Friends/Supporters from the CDC.
- Mental Health and the LGBTQ Community- an information handout on LGBTQ Youth and Mental Health from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation
- LGBT Resources- Resources on the LGBT population from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) including national survey reports, agency and federal initiative, and related behavioral health resources.
- LGBTQ Mental Health and Suicide Prevention- information and resources on LGBTQ mental health and suicide prevention from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
- Sexual and Gender Minority Health- information and resources on Sexual and Gender Minority Health from the American Psychological Association.
- LGBT Mental Health Resources- a “get-started” guide to LBGBT Mental Health resources from PRIDE.
- Fenway Health- an organization whose mission is to enhance the well-being of the LGBTQIA+ community and all people in our neighborhoods and beyond through access to the highest quality health care, education, research and advocacy.
- Nursing Care for Transgender Patients: This guide aims to help nurses better understand the transgender and gender nonconforming (GNC) community, the hurdles they might face in healthcare, and helpful steps on working with transgender and GNC patients.
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- Alcohol and Substance Use: Information and resources from the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) on alcohol and substance use.
- Teen Substance Use & Risks: Information and resources from the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) for parents on teen substance use and risks.
- Alcohol Rehab Guide: An informational web source dedicated to supporting and helping anyone battling alcoholism or co-occurring behavioral and mental health disorders.
- AddictionResource.net: A referral service that provides information about addiction treatment practitioners and facilities.
- The Recovery Village and Alcohol Rehab: A program that delivers comprehensive treatment services for substance abuse and co-occurring mental health disorders.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA): The agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation, and whose mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
- Advisory Review: Prescription Stimulant Misuse Among Youth and Young Adults: A review from the SAMSHA Advisory on the evidence of prescription stimulant use among youth and young adults.
- Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth: A guide from SAMSHA that provides a review of the literature on prevention of marijuana use among youth, distill the research into recommendations for practice, and provide examples of the ways these recommendations can be implemented.
- Treating Concurrent Substance Use Among Adults: A guide from SAMSHA that intends to educate clinicians and other stakeholders about the harms of using more than one substance and consideration for addressing concurrent substance use (CSU) and concurrent substance use disorders (CSUD).
- Public Messages: Public messages from SAMSHA that offer information and videos to support the agency’s mission to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
The Mental Health Resource Hub is a compilation of resources from NCFH, national organizations, and contributing partners. Inclusion on this resource hub does not indicate that partners have collaborated on, reviewed, or endorsed the materials.
For more information, reach out to carrillo@ncfh.org
For more information, reach out to carrillo@ncfh.org