Mental Health News

Fans of TV’s ‘The Yorkshire Vet’ and ‘Our Yorkshire Farm’ will be given a unique opportunity to hear from stars Julian Norton and Amanda Owen and ask questions during two upcoming online charity events.

Ambitious survey to explore challenges in farming and how these affect physical and mental health, as well as businesses.

With one in 10 UK charities facing bankruptcy this year, the charity sector is one of the worst-hit by the pandemic.

Online mental wellbeing community Kooth has teamed up with farming organisation RABI to offer wellbeing support and counselling for farming people. People from the farming industry shared their thoughts on the platform….

Ongoing Coronavirus lockdown measures are taking their toll on mental health, according to NFU Mutual, with new research suggesting a rise in stress, anxiety and loneliness.

Rural mental health charity YANA (You Are Not Alone) has recently received support from a range of different sources, including festive lights on Ben Burgess’s machinery displays in Suffolk and Norfolk.

A countrymen’s club that offers retired farmers a more fitting alternative to a day centre, has been getting creative to support its members during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sarah Kidby reports.

A new documentary is set to shed light on the issue of mental ill-health in British farming, through interviews with those living and working in the industry.

With 2020 bringing ever greater levels of uncertainty and unexpected changes, pressures on the farming community continue to grow. As part of a new package of services designed to assist people deal with these complex challenges, RABI is launching an online wellbeing community and counselling service for farming people across England and Wales on 19th October.

AGRI-APP began as a small seed of an idea; the goal, give back and help the members of the Agricultural and Horticultural communities.

Mental Health is important especially in the agricultural industry, so in honour of #AgMentalHealthWeek, here are some quick hints and handy tips to improve your mental health in minutes.

Nearly half of all calls made to The Farming Community Network’s (FCN) support helpline (03000 111 999) over the past four months have related to mental health.