Applications are now open for the second annual Brigid Rivoire Award for Champions of Agricultural Mental Health.
The award is for individuals, organizations or groups that have made an outstanding contribution in raising awareness, addressing the stigma, and supporting agricultural mental health.
“Mental health in agriculture has finally been receiving some much-warranted attention, but there’s more to do to build awareness, reduce stigma, and ensure farm families have support when dealing with mental health issues,” CFA president Mary Robinson said in a news release.
The award was created in partnership with the Do More Agriculture Foundation, the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council, Farm Management Canada and the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association.
To apply, go to the Canadian Federation of Agriculture website. The application deadline is Oct. 11.
Brigid Rivoire was a longtime executive director of the CFA. The award was created in her memory after she passed away in 2017.
