1.2.1 This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. It is intended to result in the award of one (1) contract from contract award to March 31, 2024.
1.2.2 AAFC requires the services in the development and delivery of agricultural literacy training to mental health practitioners providing (or potentially providing) support to the agriculture community.
The training will be designed to sensitize mental health practitioners to the particularities of the agriculture sector, the unique challenges and needs of supporting the mental health of the agriculture community, and specific stressors associated with severe events (e.g. fires, floods, depopulation (euthanasia) of farm animals due to an African Swine Fever (ASF) or Avian Influenza event).
The training would equip a large number of mental health practitioners across Canada (targeting 250 professionals) so they may improve their capacity to support the mental health of members of the agriculture community, especially when facing severe events and/or dealing with the aftermath of such events.
