Find mental health and wellbeing support in your area

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Knowing where to find help and support and having someone to talk to is the first step in dealing with stress and other issues. Our health and safety team has put together a list of available organisations that can support you, both nationally and locally.

For many, farming is an incredibly rewarding profession but it can also be incredibly challenging at times. Anyone can reach a point when pressures become too much and if that happens it is important to reach out for help.

Industry pressures

Stress and depression are common illnesses in the UK. People working in farming dealing with financial pressures, irregular weather patterns, and market and price volatility are as susceptible to stress as anyone else.

Common symptoms include low mood, anxiety and changes in appetite or sleep patterns. Often the first step in dealing with issues is to talk with somebody.

Find local help in your area or find out about help from national organisations. (Please note, call costs may vary.)

National

Rural community support

ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England)

Speaking up for and supporting rural communities

Call: 01285 653477

Email Website

 

Disaster relief

Addington Fund

Providing housing, and disaster relief in the form of animal feed or services to farmers in need across England and Wales.

Call: 01926 620135

Email Website

 

Wellbeing and mental health support

Andy's Man Club

A men’s suicide prevention charity, offering free to attend peer-to-peer support groups every Monday (except bank holidays) across the UK and online.

Contact Website

 

Personal and business support

Farming Help

The Farming Help partnership is a collaboration between Addington Fund, The Farming Community Network and Forage Aid.

Call: 03000 111 999 – 7am-11pm, 365 days of the year

Email Website

 

Mental health and farm safety training

Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies)

Supporting the physical and mental wellbeing of the UK’s farmers.

Email Website

 

Disaster relief

Forage Aid

Coordinating the goodwill of the agricultural community to help UK farms hit by extreme weather events or acts of God.

Call: 01926 620135

Email Website

 

General support and advice for gamekeepers

Gamekeepers Welfare Trust

Helping gamekeepers, stalkers and ghillies and their dependants with support, financial grants, housing and employment.

Call: 0300 123 3088 or 01677 470180

Email Website

 

Wellbeing support

Just Talk Agri

Spreading the message that it's ok to talk.

Email Facebook

 

Mental wellbeing support

Mind

Changing minds, supporting minds and connecting minds.

Call: 0300 102 1234 (support line) or 0300 123 3393 (infoline) – open weekdays from 9am-6pm, Monday to Friday (except bank holidays)

Email Website

 

Under 35s mental wellbeing support

Papyrus – prevention of young suicide

Dedicated to the prevention of suicide, shattering the stigma and promoting positive mental health.

Call: 0800 068 4141
Text: 88247

Email Website

 

Horticulture wellbeing support

Perennial

The UK’s only charity dedicated to helping people in horticulture and their families.

Call: 0800 093 8543 – 9am-4:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Open 10am-4:30pm on Wednesday. Excludes bank holidays.

Email Website

 

General support and advice

Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institute (RABI)

A national charity providing professional support to the farming community across England and Wales.

Call: 0800 188 4444 – 24/7 support line

Email Website

 

Mental wellbeing support

Samaritans

No judgement. No pressure. Here for anyone who needs someone.

Call: 116123 – 24/7, 365 days of the year. 
Online chat also available.

Email Website

 

Mental wellbeing support

Shout

The UK's first and only free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging service for anyone who is struggling to cope.

Text: “Hawkstone” to 85258 – specifically for farmers

Website

 

General support

The Agricultural Chaplains Association

Serving farmers and rurality, advocating for the agricultural industry.

Call: 01935 488564 or 07966 754110

Email Website

 

Wellbeing support

The Man Down Project

Re-defining what it means to be a man in the 21st Century.

Email Facebook

 

Health support

The Patients Association

Support for patients such as assisting with diagnoses, accessing healthcare and assisting with treatment travel reimbursement.

Call: 0800 345 7115 – free helpline open weekdays from 9:30am-5pm

Email Website

 

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Cymru

Wellbeing support

Tir Dewi

A farm support charity, helping farmers across Wales.

Call: 0800 121 4722 – 7am-10pm, 365 days of the year

Email Website

 

Mental and wellbeing support

The DPJ Foundation

Supporting those in agriculture and rural communities with their mental health.

Call: 0800 5874 262 – 24/7 support line
Text: 07860 048799  

Email Website

 

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Debt advice

If your mental health has been affected by financial issues, please access PayPlan - our free debt advice service.

Become an Accidental Counsellor

Accidental Counsellors provide resources that will help you to help others – guidance, resources, and contacts you need to confidently assist a farmer in a moment of need.

Visit: The Accidental Counsellors Resource Hub

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