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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Owen County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025





1089 - Mental Health and Well-being - ANR
1089.1) 5

Number of partnerships with community organizations, institutions, agencies, or individuals to address mental health and wellbeing in the community.

1089.2) 126

Number of participants who reported an increased knowledge of how to respond to mental health concerns.

1089.3) 3

Number of participants who intend to adopt self-care strategies to improve their own mental health and wellbeing.

1089.4) 15

Number of participants who intend to adopt strategies to support or promote mental health and wellbeing in their community.

1089.5) 4

Number of participants who reported intended behavior change as a result of participation in mental health and wellbeing programming.

1089.6) 0

Number of participants who adopted self-care strategies to improve their own mental health and wellbeing.

1089.7) 14

Number of participants who adopted strategies to support or promote mental health and wellbeing in their community.

1089.8) 6

Number of participants who reported behavior change as a result of participation in mental health and wellbeing programming.



Success Stories

Agriculture and 4-H Youth Development Joint Programming QPR Suicide Prevention Training

Author: Kendal Bowman

Major Program: Mental Health and Well-being - ANR

Owen County, KY is primarily farmland and agriculture based. According to the 2022 KY Census and County Profile, 61% of land in Owen County is dedicated to agriculture. Farmers are one of the highest-concern individuals when it comes to Suicide attempts and ideations. According to Norrod, P. E., Sanderson, W. T., Abner, E. L., Seals, J., & Browning, S. in the Journal of Rural Mental Health published in 2023, “Trend analysis revealed a statistically significant 2.4% annual percent chang

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