Mind Your Head 2024 puts spotlight on farmers' mental health
Date of alert:
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Crime Ref:
Force:
National
The annual Mind Your Head campaign has launched today to highlight the significant mental health risks associated with farm work.
Farm Safety Foundation's campaign will last all week, bringing together more than 300 farming organisations to help break the stigma attached to mental health.
Public bodies and charities are also backing the campaign, as they point to a stigma which is still a barrier to those in the agricultural community seeking help.
A study by Farm Safety Foundation released on 12 February has revealed that poor mental health among farmers and agricultural workers is of growing concern.
In a sample of 450 farmers under the age of 40, almost all (95%) told the charity that poor mental health is the biggest hidden problem facing the industry today.
