In results from a 2021 University of Guelph survey of farmer mental health in Canada, one in four felt their life was not worth living, wished they were dead or thought about killing themselves. 76 per cent of farmers experienced moderate or high perceived stress. They are exhausted, cynical and more, but isn’t that enough?
If you are feeling the impacts or just want to learn more about mental health, please join us for Talk.Ask.Listen. Discussion will centre around mental illness signs and symptoms, supports available, talking mental health with others, mental wellness and self-care.
The four-hour workshop is divided into two segments, with the first on June 26th at 12:00 noon EST covering signs and symptoms and available supports. The second segment is on June 27 at 11:00 am EST when discussion will centre around talking to others about health, mental wellness and self-care.
****Please register here for this free event.
Presented by The Do More Agriculture Foundation and Farm Credit Canada through the Community Fund Initiative.
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Source for Statistics: Rochelle Thompson, Briana Hagen and Andria Jones-Bitton, 2022.