Young Farmer Focus - Rosie Finney: "We need to break the stigma about talking about our mental health"

Lincolnshire farmer Rosie Finney writes on mental health in agriculture, commemorating her friend Alec Newlove who died last year, and why talking can be one of the most effective tools to support well-being

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Rosie Finney, an assistant hatchery manager from Woodhall Spa, said: "I think if you ask almost any farmer across the UK, they will have a similar story, a friend or friend of a friend, who took their own life. We need to break the stigma about talking about our mental health, it is okay not to be okay and it is time we said that more."
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Rosie Finney, an assistant hatchery manager from Woodhall Spa, said: "I think if you ask almost any farmer across the UK, they will have a similar story, a friend or friend of a friend, who took their own life. We need to break the stigma about talking about our mental health, it is okay not to be okay and it is time we said that more."

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