Prevention tools

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The Farmers Mental Health and Wellbeing Training Toolkit is a comprehensive educational resource designed to support the mental and physical health of farmers through a variety of modules.

First aid tools

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FARMRes First Aid Tools are a compilation of practical resources focusing on mental health and wellbeing for farmers and their families.

Detection tool

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The purpose of our Quality of Life survey is to provide you with the opportunity to reflect on key aspects of your life, regarding physical and mental health and social wellbeing. 

16 farmers success stories

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Sixteen farmers success stories in preventing and overcoming mental health problems related to stress at work

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Diana is a young farmer from Tuscany who has been running her family's winery since 2008. Since she took over the farm, she began to experience anxiety due to the high levels of responsibility she was under, and a loneliness generated by leaving her friendships to move to the countryside. After several years of experiencing these feelings, in 2018 it all spiraled into depression as her children (twins) joined her life and, with them, more pressure and anxiety. It was at this point that she decided to seek professional help and, today, she is able to manage these problems more rationally.
Oliver grew up in a large family in the early seventies on a small family farm. He emigrated to find work in that period of his life he became alocholic.Oliver informed me that in his earlier years as a young adult when he was away from home he had an issue with drink that as he expressed unfortunately led him to becoming dependent on alcohol which eventually developed into him becoming alcoholic. His growing dependency on alcohol and its consumption led to regular bouts of depression and anxiety and states of poor physical health.
Vojtěch Pýcha is a Czech young farmer that co-owns a 150-hectare arable farm operating as a limited liability company. He manages the day-to-day operations, cultivating crops like cereals, sugar beets, and soybeans. Working alongside his father, they hire seasonal workers during the harvest. However, Vojtěch faces mental health challenges due to a heavy workload, balancing farm responsibilities, studying and external representation of farmers' roles. Recently, the company suffered a €50,000 loss due to declining wheat prices, causing stress and uncertainty. Additionally he has found it difficult to share his struggles as others cannot relate to his unique circumstances.
After the takeover is completed, the young farmer plans to build a new barn. An accident causes his mother to be fatally injured. The situation triggered helplessness and speechlessness.

Would you like to learn more?

Read the national reports and the report on European young farmers social and labour situation and its relationship with mental health and wellbeing.