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There is a a wealth of support available to farming and rural communities to help individuals and businesses navigate difficult and challenging times and provide a diverse range of financial, business, physical or mental health wellness support.
There are national and regional organisations that provide a variety of support in times of need, whether that be one off or ongoing financial support, business advice, mental health wellness support and advice and professional counselling and general physical health advice.
Remember that these organisations have been set up to help you deal with the challenges, build resilience and come out the other side. No doubt someone you know will have consulted one of these organisations and charities for advice and support at sometime or other.
Remember that we are here to support you, You can contact your Regional Manager at any time in confidence, who will be able to guide and support you to the right professional help.
If you don't feel you can speak to friends, family, colleagues, your Regional Manager or GP :- then listed below is a compilation of known charities and organisations for those times when you need somebody independent to talk to for professional help, reassurance and expert advice.
Many of them have been established to specifically help farming communities; so do not hesitate to pick up the phone or email their help lines or visit their websites.
Tel: 0300 111 999
Email: chris@fcn.org.uk
Website: fcn.org.uk
‘We provide a sympathetic ear to those who seek our help and all cases are treated non-judgmentally and with complete confidentiality.’
FCN can help with those affected by stress, depression, isolation, long-term ill health and alcohol and drug dependency.
We have more than 400 volunteers across England and Wales on hand to provide emotional and practical support. FCN says: - ‘There are far too many cases of farmers who feel that they cannot see a future and find themselves driven to considering suicide. Please don’t struggle – let us help you NOW, before you reach that point.’’ Please call our Helpline 03000 111 999 – we may be able to help.
‘All calls to the Helpline are treated confidentially and whatever difficulties you face, the first step is to talk to someone.’
Farming Help operates a confidential ‘umbrella’ helpline on behalf of four separate agricultural charities:
Addington Fund, www.addingtonfund.org.uk
By calling Farming Help on 03000 111 999 -anyone who works in agriculture can gain access to support and advice from any of these charities.In this way people can quickly find help on anything from depression, to financial problems or even housing advice.
Helpline: 0300 323 0400
YANA provides unique support and advice for the wide farming community from sympathetic GPs and counsellors.
Remember the first port of call may be to speak to your GP and there are other helpline services such as;
Other recent independent services include; the Dr Julian app:- www.dr-julian.com which provides a free health assessment and connection to a variety of professionals for a video call. The National Farmers Union and Farming community Networks are backing a campaign to include mental health in the curriculum for Farming and Rural education.
Find your next farm job through LKL. Our network of field-based managers, supported by a small team of specialists based at our Salisbury headquarters, are responsible for maintaining regular contact with farm owners and managers.
