A new app for farmers to receive mental health support was presented to the Saskatchewan Government today.
The app, Avail, is developed by Saskatoon-based Bridges Health. The app uses a confidential system to actively record and analyze the mental health of agricultural producers. It also provides online mental health resources such as articles and videos, and community resource lists for a person’s community.
Avail also encourages regular check-ins and has ways to track patterns in mental health for both these producers and their care providers.
Innovation Saskatchewan Minister Jeremy Harrison says farmers and ranchers face unique challenges when it comes to accessing mental health services, and this app provides a “Made in Saskatchewan” solution to these issues.
Following a recent province-wide Innovation Challenge, Innovation Saskatchewan, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, unveiled a new tool for agricultural producers to track their mental health. The mobile app, Avail, was developed by Saskatoon-based Bridges Health and offers producers a confidential system for actively recording and analyzing their mental health, accessing online resources such as articles and videos, and finding and accessing care providers in their communities. The app encourages regular check-ins and allows producers and their care providers to find patterns in the data they log. “Mental health in the agriculture industry is a priority for the Government of Saskatchewan, and we know farmers and ranchers face unique challenges when it comes to accessing mental health services,” Innovation Saskatchewan Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “Avail helps address many of those concerns, and provides a made-in-Saskatchewan solution for producers look
Mobile app helps farmers monitor mental health
January 29, 2021
Following a recent province-wide Innovation Challenge, Innovation Saskatchewan – in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture – has unveiled a new tool for agricultural producers to track their mental health.
The mobile app, Avail, was developed by Saskatoon-based Bridges Health and offers producers a confidential system for actively recording and analyzing their mental health, accessing online resources such as articles and videos, and finding and accessing care providers in their communities. The app encourages regular check-ins and allows producers and their care providers to find patterns in the data they log.
“Mental health in the agriculture industry is a priority for the Government of Saskatchewan, and we know farmers and ranchers face unique challenges when it comes to accessing mental health services,” Innovation Saskatchewan Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “Avail helps address man