Mental Health

A field containing more than 275,000 sunflowers near Truro will open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the public to enjoy and to help raise funds for Sowenna, Cornwall’s mental health unit for young people.

Scotland’s livestock auctioneers will be hitting the phones on Thursday 18th June as part of a national campaign to tackle loneliness and mental ill-health among farmers during lockdown.

The ‘Milk Your Moments’ dairy promotional campaign was seen by 29.5 million people in the national press and 33 million across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter since its launch in mid-May.

Today marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week and, with a survey of NFU Mutual customers showing that nearly three quarters of people are feeling more isolated since the UK went into lockdown, it’s a crucial time for support to be available.

To support the UK agricultural industry, the Farm Safety Foundation wrote and published a follow up to their popular Little Book of Minding Your Head – a 32 page guide to dealing with the stress of COVID-19.

It has been said that the psychological and social impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic are likely to outlast the physical symptoms of the virus.

Farmers in Northern Ireland who are older, vulnerable or isolated can seek support from a new initiative called Across the Hedgerow, which aims to reduce fear and improve mental and emotional wellbeing.

Unaware that her post would soon create a media storm, 20-year-old Ffion Hooson of Denbighshire, Wales, wrote a heart-felt plea on Twitter regarding her on-going struggles with farming.

The Farming Community Network (FCN) is a voluntary organisation and charity that supports farmers and families within the farming community through difficult times.