FARMERS VULNERABLE TO MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Alan Kelly

I am calling for a greater support system to be made available to farmers after a new study found that 57% of Irish farmers surveyed would not want others to know if they had a mental health problem

The results were found in the ‘Public Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems’ survey, commissioned for the new mental health stigma and discrimination reduction campaign, See Change.

These figures indicate there is a still a very real stigma attached to mental health issues among Irish males and in particular those working in the agriculture sector.

For too long, Irish men have been afraid to discuss mental health, choosing to keep it behind closed doors.

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