Mental Health

Feelings of pride and stoicism and issues around misogyny and the stigma attached to mental health are eating into the confidence of young farmers, a new report has found

Lucy Hooper, 21, is a farmer from North Molton in Devon

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The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy said it was concerned the cost-of-living crisis had placed a 'burden' on the mental health of rural communities

Farmers are being urged to take better care of their health by making use of health services being offered at auction marts.

Farming Community Network said it hoped the delivery of wellbeing training to bodies such as the Animal and Plant Health Agency and Natural England would lead to more empathetic conversations with farmers

The DPJ Foundation said for a small charity this amount of money will make a huge difference. Last year, it cost the charity over £100,000 pounds in counselling costs through their 'share the load' service

The agricultural mental health charity encouraged people to take a break from their farming life, start up their bbq and bring people and communities together