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The aim of the stories is to help farmers recognise that the distress, mental ill health and/or suicidal ideation they may have experienced is also experienced by other farmers. The stories also aim to break down the barriers for seeking help, and to provide information about mental health services.
Rural and Farming Women, Distress and Wellbeing
Women who farm experience distress but their wellbeing is often not a key focus in grassroot community organisations and health services. Rural women often care for family, extended family, farm, business, community and these multiple work roles while rewarding and important are exhausting. Taking stock for farming and rural women means taking stock of all that is done…
Boots ‘n’ All
Boots ‘n’ All is a co-designed film on mental health, community and drought created with farming women on Cowell, Eyre Peninsula. The film captures from the women’s perspectives what communities can do to care for each other during drought. The film is a stop animation that uses simple drawings, pasted words, photos from Cowell and…
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Farmers and Farm Workers, Distress and Wellbeing
Farmers form Europe, Central, South and Southeast Asia and elsewhere have a long history of significant contributions to Australian agriculture. Responses to farmer mental health and suicide has tended to overlook the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) sector within agriculture. While CALD famers and farm workers share similar experiences associated with distress related to volatile markets and the impacts…
Watch our Digital Stories
Digital stories are emotionally impactful. When people are filmed we see and hear pain and joy etched on to their faces and in their voices. Film has a way of really resonating with us. The aim of the films is to help rural communities, service providers and also urban communities understand farmer distress and suicidal ideation. Further, the films show farmers that other farmers, no matter where they live or what they farm, share similar experiences. The films also showcase how rural community suicide prevention grassroots groups were established, how they work and their impact.
Taking Stock Online Launch Event of Website
Community Matters – Episode 1 – Riverina Bluebell
Community Matters – Episode 2 – SOS Yorkes
Farmer’s Talk Mental Health
Listen to the podcasts
Farmer’s Talk Mental Health. Shared stories help us to identify our feelings and ways of receiving support. These stories are by farmers, for farmers. This collection of podcasts focuses on younger men in farming. Some of these farmers are new to farming, others are regenerative farmers and some come from family farms. The podcasts address differences in the lives of farmers, who share their experiences of distress, suicidal experiences, help seeking and recovery.
Thanks to Cassie Hough and podcast editors from Podbooth