Find 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 have 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.

(Call costs may vary.)

Cambridge • Cheshire • Cornwall • Cumbria • Derbyshire • Devon • Dorset • Durham • Essex • Gloucestershire • Herefordshire • Isle of Wight • Lancashire • Lincolnshire • Norfolk • Shropshire • Somerset • Suffolk • Staffordshire • Warwickshire • Wiltshire • Yorkshire • Cymru • National organisations

Local help in your area

Cambridge

Mental Wellbeing support

YANA (You Are Not Alone)

Cheshire

Wellbeing support

Cheshire Ag Chaplaincy

Available 24/7

Cornwall

General advise and wellbeing support

FarmCornwall

Wellbeing support & advise, and pop-up venues

Farming Health Hub

Cumbria

Wellbeing support

Cumbria Ag Chaplaincy
Farmer Network

Derbyshire

Wellbeing/Pastoral support

Derbyshire Rural Chaplaincy
RAD (Rural Action Derbyshire)

Wellbeing  and business support

Farming Life Centre

Devon

Hill Farmers support and advise

Dartmoor Hill Farm Project

Business support for hill farmers

Exmoor Hill farming Network

Dorset

Wellbeing support

Sherborne Deanery Rural Chaplaincy

Durham

Business and wellbeing support

UTASS (Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Services)

Essex

Mental Wellbeing support

YANA (You Are Not Alone)

Gloucestershire

General/wellbeing support

Gloucestershire Farming Friends

Herefordshire

Business, information & support network

Herefordshire Rural Hub

Mental Wellbeing support

We Are farming Minds

24/7 support

Pastoral Support

Borderlands Rural Chaplaincy

Isle of Wight

Business support

Wight Rural Hub

Lancashire

Health & Wellbeing drop-in clinics

Field Nurse

Lincolnshire

Health and wellbeing support & drop in clinics

LRSN (Lincolnshire Rural Support Network)

8am– 8pm 365 days a year

Norfolk

Mental Wellbeing support

YANA (You Are Not Alone)

Shropshire

Wellbeing support

Shropshire Rural Support

Not time bound

Pastoral Support

Borderlands Rural Chaplaincy

Somerset

Pop-up living room talking hubs

Farmerados

Raising awareness

SMHAG (Somerset Mental Health in Agriculture)

Business support for hill farmers

Exmoor Hill farming Network

Suffolk

Pastoral Community Support

Lightwave rural and agricultural chaplaincy

Mental Wellbeing support

YANA (You Are Not Alone)

Staffordshire

Wellbeing support, business support

Farming Life Centre

Warwickshire

Business and rural support – free membership

Warwickshire Rural Hub

Wiltshire

Wellbeing support

Sherborne Deanery Rural Chaplaincy

Yorkshire

Business support and events

Yorkshire Agricultural Society

Wellbeing support

Farmer Network

Cymru

Mental Wellbeing support

DPJ Foundation

Available 24/7

Wellbeing support
Tir Dewi

National

General support and advice

Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institute (RABI)

Wellbeing support

Farming Help (FCN, Addington Fund, Forage Aid)

7am-11pm 365 days a year

The Man Down Project
Accidental Counsellors
The Patients Association

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

Disaster Relief – Housing

Addington Fund

Disaster Relief – livestock support

Forage Aid

Wellbeing support

Gay Farmer Helpline

General support

Agricultural Chaplains Association

Rural community support

ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England)

Mental health and farm safety training 16-40 years

Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies)

General support and advice for gamekeepers

Gamekeepers Welfare Trust

Horticulture wellbeing support

Perennial

9am-4.30pm Monday, Tuesday Thursday & Friday (excluding bank holidays)

10am-4.30pm Wednesday

Wellbeing in agriculture

Just Talk Agri

Under 35s mental wellbeing support

Papyrus HOPELINE

24/7 support

Mental Wellbeing Support

Samaritans

24/7 support

Mind
Shout
  • 24/7 Text service
  • Text “shout” to 85258

 

Debt advice

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

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