We are lucky to have a wide range of charities and farm & rural support groups working in this area and this section contains the details of some national and regional charities and support groups that you can call on in times of need. What if they’re not okay? Suicide is preventable If you, or
MIND YOUR HEAD HERO WALES – Emma O’Sullivan Wales’s Mind Your Head Hero is a woman whose resilience, compassion and quiet determination have made rural mental health support available and accessible across the nation. Many will know her by her former name, Emma Picton‑Jones – the founder of The DPJ Foundation – but it is
MIND YOUR HEAD HERO SCOTLAND – Jim Hume MBA ARAgS Hon Assoc BVA Scotland’s Mind Your Head Hero 2026 is a figure whose steady influence has helped redefine how rural mental health is understood, discussed and supported across the country. Jim Hume’s deep agricultural roots – from his early farming experience to his leadership with
As Mind Your Head draws to a close, we turn our attention to those whose quiet dedication has left an indelible mark on farming communities across the four nations. In keeping with tradition, the final day is devoted to honouring those remarkable individuals whose commitment to improving mental health and preventing suicide has shaped and
Content advisory: This content includes references to suicide and survival. If these topics are distressing for you, please consider pausing and accessing the support resources listed at the end. 9 February 2026 Welcome to our ninth annual Mind Your Head week. This year marks a significant milestone as we take on one of the most
Mind Your Head – now in its 9th year – is an annual awareness-raising campaign managed and funded by the Farm Safety Foundation. After eight years of running the campaign, we are starting to see real progress and positive steps around talking about mental health in farming, however the conversation around suicide prevention still lags. We
Northern Ireland farm worker Chris Surgenor arrived in Essex in 2014 to help out for the summer on a large farm. Work at home in Kilkeel, Co.Down was scarce and Chris was having to take on two or three jobs at a time to make ends meet. In February the following year he was offered
Nuffield Farming Scholar and psychotherapist, Aarun Naik, and University of Liverpool researcher, Laura Phalp, have teamed up in search of hard data on farmer mental health. In today’s blog post they call on the farming community for help with this important research. Aarun says: “The issue of farmer mental health and wellbeing has long been
While Young Farmers’ Clubs are often described as a social lifeline, what happens when your problems run much deeper than not winning at the County Rally? YFC Trainer Alice Giles from Bow YFC, Devon explains how NFYFC is raising awareness of mental health and where to get support… Living and working in a rural community
The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (R.A.B.I) is farming’s oldest and largest charity, a key supporter of Mind Your Head, last year around 13% of R.A.B.I’s new referrals cited ‘mental health issues’ as a contributing factor to their problems. Although the charity does not offer professional counselling services, it can provide important financial assistance to people