Beyond-the-Weather

Beyond the Weather

The Montana Department of Agriculture has teamed up with Northern Broadcasting System to break the stigma surrounding mental health and encourage Montana ag communities to seek assistance with stress management by moving beyond just talking about the weather.

FREE Counseling Access for Montana Ag

Visit: frontier.care/beyondtheweather
or call (406) 200-8471, Press 7 to learn more and schedule an initial appointment.

Counceling Access for Montana Ag addresses mental health care services, in Montana’s rural communities. Montana Department of Agriculture has partnered with Frontier Psychiatry to provide all Montanans involved in Ag with access to free, confidential counseling access.

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Podcast - Beyond The Weather: Mental Health In Rural Montana

Click here to hear from Director Christy Clark on why the Department of Agriculture is getting behind this issue.

"It’s something that matters to most folks, but most of us still don’t want to talk about: mental health. What are the physical and mental challenges for rural communities regarding mental health treatment?"