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Upcoming Ag Behavioral Health Events & Opportunities

This page is for upcoming events & opportunities that are relevant to agricultural behavioral health and rural mental health. 

If you have an event that you would like to be featured here, please fill out this google form. 

 
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Events

Adapting Suicide Prevention Programs, Processes, and Practice in Rural Communities Webinar | June 17, 12pm - 1pm | Virtual

Join the Office of Suicide Prevention (OSP) for a webinar on the current landscape of suicidality in rural Colorado. You will learn how the OSP is working with rural communities to implement and adapt comprehensive suicide prevention approaches to their local contexts. We will provide an overview of rural suicide ideation, attempt, and fatality data, as well as disparities among specific rural subpopulations, key factors that contribute to these health inequities, and unique challenges for implementing public health strategies. We will also outline some of OSP’s current programs and strategies that strive to meet community needs and promote hope, healing, and wellbeing for those impacted by suicide. Register for the webinar here! 

Older Adults Mental Health First Aid Course | June 25, 9am - 5pm | Montrose

This training helps you recognize and respond to mental health challenges in older adults with empathy and confidence. Whether you' re a caregiver or community member, you'll gain practical tools to support aging individuals in meaningful ways. The event will take place at MADA, 17 N. 6th St., Montrose, CO 81401.

Older Adults Mental Health First Aid Course | June 26, 9am - 5pm | Norwood

This training helps you recognize and respond to mental health challenges in older adults with empathy and confidence. Whether you' re a caregiver or community member, you'll gain practical tools to support aging individuals in meaningful ways. The event will take place at Lone Cone Library, 1455 Pinion St., Norwood, CO 81432. 

Funding Opportunities

Larimer County Impact Fund Grant Program | Application Window: May 13 to June 13

The Impact Fund Grant Program is designed to invest behavioral health tax dollars in the form of annual grants to enrich community-based behavioral health services. We are grateful for and proud of the collective work of all grantees since the program’s start, and our community is better as a result. The Impact Fund has distributed grants totaling $14.7 million to 72 organizations serving people in Larimer County.