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Monica Rainge, USDA’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, joined members of the Farmer Veteran Coalition to provide another in-depth webinar on the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP). The panel discussed resources to support DFAP applicants, including local offices available across the country to help applicants complete and file their electronic or hard copy Applications.  

The Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) is now offering free virtual FVC Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) suicide prevention training sessions in October. This training is for FVC members, their families, and members of the agricultural community that work with Veterans about mental health topics. For many people QPR is a very accessible way to receive an introduction to suicide prevention. 



Question, persuade, and refer are 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help.

Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the deadline for DFAP has been extended to January 13, 2024. The original deadline was October 31, 2023. The deadline to request records from USDA’s Farm Service Agency for use in applications has also been extended to Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.

You can find more details in last week’s announcement.