PUT FARM-INFORMED SUPPORT WITHIN REACH
Help Strengthen Farmer Mental Health in Alberta
Farmers carry responsibilities that extend far beyond the workday. When stress, uncertainty, or personal challenges build, finding support from someone who understands agriculture can make a meaningful difference.
Your donation helps AgWell Alberta provide practical, farm-informed mental health support to farmers, farm families, and rural communities across Alberta.
Your Gift Makes a Direct Difference
Help a Farmer Access Therapy
Bring Training to Rural Communities
Your donation helps farmers and farm families access confidential support from mental health professionals who understand agriculture.
It reduces financial barriers and gives farmers the time and space to work through challenges before they become a crisis.
Invest in the Next Generation
Your donation helps AgWell Alberta develop and deliver workshops and practical training in farming and rural communities across the province.
Donations do not pay our salaries.
These programs help farmers, family members, agricultural professionals, and community members recognize distress, start supportive conversations, manage farm pressure, and connect people with appropriate help.
Your support also creates summer mentorship opportunities for students from farming and rural communities.
Working with Dr. Rebecca and the AgWell team, students:
contribute to farmer mental health research
participate in community programming
develop research and communication skills
learn how evidence can be turned into practical rural supports
gain experience that prepares them for future study and careers
Since 2023, 15 students from rural areas across Alberta have had an opportunity to work with AgWell.
These opportunities help young people build their skills while contributing to work that matters to their communities.
Why Your Support Matters
Many farmers wait until a problem becomes difficult to manage before reaching out. Cost, distance, limited local services, concerns about confidentiality, and difficulty finding someone who understands agriculture can all stand in the way.
AgWell works to close these gaps by connecting farmers with appropriate support, bringing practical training into communities, and developing resources grounded in research and lived agricultural experience.
Your gift helps move farmer mental health beyond awareness and toward practical action.
Make a Gift
AgWell Alberta is based at the University of Alberta’s Augustana Campus in Camrose.
Donations designated to AgWell are made through the University of Alberta’s secure giving system.
The University of Alberta is a registered Canadian charity. Eligible donors will receive an official charitable tax receipt from the University of Alberta.
University of Alberta charitable registration number:
10810 2831 RR0001
When making your gift, please indicate that you would like it directed to Farmer Mental Health Research.
Searching ‘farmer’ in the ‘Search for a different fund’ box will bring up farmer mental health research option.
Questions About Giving?
If you would like to discuss a donation, sponsorship, or larger gift, please contact Dr. Rebecca at AgWell Alberta (rebecca@agwellab.ca) or call 780-281-0158.
You can also speak to a member of our Advancement Office at the Augustana Campus:
Phone: 780-679-1133
Email: giving@ualberta.ca
Thank you for helping Alberta farmers and rural communities access support that understands farm life.