The Mental Health of People on Australian Farms : the facts 2008, has been published by a Farm Health & Safety joint research venture on the initiative of the Australian Government. "This chartbook provides available relevant data relating to the mental health and wellbeing of the people in agriculture – the changing structure of family farms, the ageing profile of farmers and farm managers, common pressures reported by farmers that are difficult to cope with, available data relating to prevalence of mental health disorders, and suicide data relating to the farming population in Australia."
The report found that suicides and levels of self-reported distress amongst farm workers was high, due to such factors as drought, finance, meeting government requirements and family pressures. It was concluded that there is a need to work with farming families to reduce their levels of distress and there is a description of the NSW Farmers Blueprint for Mental Health and Wellbeing.
The report found that suicides and levels of self-reported distress amongst farm workers was high, due to such factors as drought, finance, meeting government requirements and family pressures. It was concluded that there is a need to work with farming families to reduce their levels of distress and there is a description of the NSW Farmers Blueprint for Mental Health and Wellbeing.
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