Mental health and wellbeing

RABI has confirmed the charity’s ambitious goal to reach even more farming people over the next three years.

Canada hopes to improve its mental health supports for rural communities with three new initiatives.

Visiting the British countryside has improved the physical and mental health of people living in towns and cities across Britain over the past year - a new survey has revealed.

Australia's state and federal governments have launched a new Farm Resilience Program, which will provide practical training for farmers on sustainable resource management.

Farmers in New South Wales are being overwhelmed by mice that are taking advantage of ample grain supplies after the end of a prolonged drought.

Responding to the increasing demand from farming people, RABI is extending its freephone helpline this autumn, to provide the farming community with a 24-hour service.

As Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 kicks off, RABI is asking the farming community to try to find time to take five minutes to reach out to five friends and check how they’re getting on.

As part of Mental Health Month, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has unveiled State of Mind, an online directory of resources for farmers, ranchers and their families who experience stress or mental health challenges. …

The positive uptake of the survey into the health and wellbeing of the farming community will define future support.

A new film looking at mental health in the farming community, called “Unearthing Farming Lives” is currently “in the making”.

Charities across the UK have developed Rural+, new training modules designed to support young farmers' mental health and well-being.

From 15 – 19 February 2021, the Farm Safety Foundation (also known as Yellow Wellies) will launch their fourth annual Mind Your Head campaign to illustrate actions being taken to break down mental health barriers in farming.…

RABI has launched the largest ever survey of its kind in England and Wales, with a target of achieving 26,000 responses from farming people.

RABI’s new online wellbeing and counselling platform has seen a 90 percent return rate since launching in October.

The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institute (RABI) has commissioned England and Wales' largest ever research project into farmer well-being.

Despites Congress passing an amended version of the HEROES Act on 1 October, President Trump is refusing to move the law forward until after the election.

The Farming Community Network's (FCN) helpline reports that mental health queries now make up the majority of calls.

Over 30 percent of French and German farmers are reported as feeling demotivated because of “agri-bashing”.

The EU Farmers Confidence Barometer survey was carried out over the first semester of 2020 across ten EU Member States and showed a slight lift in farmers’ moods compared to that of autumn 2019.

I read with great interest the article by Larry Rueff, DVM, about the effects of COVID-19 on the folks that grow and process our food. It hit close to home. The article got me to thinking about just how fragile things ar…