The last blog post today comes from Joanna Foubister, Campaign Manager for the Scottish Association of Young Farmers’ Clubs “Are Ewe Okay? campaign. This particular initiative, launched in May 2016 is run by SAYFC in partnership with the Scottish Association for Mental Health and aims to break the stigma surrounding mental wellbeing for young farmers
Today’s next blog comes from Kate Dale, Yorkshire Support Network Coordinator who demonstrates the practical support one region is offering to the various challenges facing farming and rural communities in Yorkshire … The Yorkshire Rural Support Network is part of the Charitable Activities of The Yorkshire Agricultural Society and sits at The Regional Agricultural Centre
Farming Help The following charities have teamed up to create a singular hotline, called Farming Help. The website states: “Struggling to get by and not sure where to turn? Times can get hard for everyone but the good news is that farmers can reach three farming charities, with just ONE CALL.” Addington Fund The Addington
On Valentine’s Day, when many of us are celebrating with hearts and flowers, one woman’s story highlights the devastation that losing a loved one to suicide really brings and the inspiration that has driven her to set up a foundation in his memory to support people in rural communities with poor mental health, especially men
Today’s Mind Your Head blog from The Farming Community Network (FCN) is about Stephen, a beef farmer struggling to come to terms with the end of his marriage. This story is based on true events, however the names of the individuals have been changed in order to protect their identity. Stephen ran a 200-acre beef
For today’s blog, we have invited Aarun Naik, Nuffield Scholar and qualified and practicing counsellor & psychotherapist to outline the challenges facing our farmers and the lessons we can learn from his study of how the industry in the Southern Hemisphere is prioritising and tackling the issue… It seems like the topic of mental health
Today, marks the launch of our new initiative ‘Mind Your Head’ to raise awareness of mental health amongst the farming community. If you are a farmer, or know someone that is, mental health is so important – and so often overlooked. We’re urging farmers to reach out for help. It is there – you just
Today marks the start of Mind Your Head, our brand new campaign focusing on mental wellbeing in the farming industry. Gina Fusco, Chair of Trustees of the Foundation, outlines the background to focusing on mental health and why this is so important in the context of farm safety… Whilst UK farmers are renowned for the
There’s just something about the first few days of January that makes us take stock and want to change things for the better and at Yellow Wellies HQ we are no different… Over the past month, we have worked with real farmers facing real challenges in their industry and have asked them to bring forward
‘The difference between a good fighter pilot and a dead fighter pilot is situation awareness’ US Air Force Tactical Combat Command IN OCTOBER’S GUEST BLOG, DR AMY IRWIN FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN, SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY EXPLORES THE ISSUE OF NON TECHNICAL SKILLS – WHY THEY ARE SO IMPORTANT IN TODAY’S FARMING AND