Depression and anxiety rife among farmers 

NEW research shines a light on Australian farmer mental health with saddening statistics around self-harm and suicide, sparking calls for government support and industry-wide collaboration to create farmer-to-farmer support networks across the country. Photo: MARK RABICH.

NEW research released on Wednesday painted a saddening picture of the mental health of Australia’s hard-working farmers, with close to a third (30 per cent) reporting a decline in their mental health over the past few years.

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