Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture with The DPJ Foundation

This training is for anyone who works or lives in the agricultural sector in Wales or works directly with Welsh farmers.

A recent survey by the Farm Safety Foundation found that 95% of farmers under the age of 40 felt mental health was the biggest danger facing the industry.

Join us online for our mental health awareness training to learn how you can support others in your community as well as yourself. This session will enable you to know how to spot the signs of someone with poor mental health, how to support them, how to encourage them to access support, and also how to look after your own mental health. It is delivered in an engaging way, with lots of opportunity for discussion and to ask questions. It is designed to support anyone farming, their family, those living in the rural community, or who is providing support or services to the farming community in Wales.

Each person taking part will have a follow-up email sent out to them which includes useful resources and a certificate of attendance on request.

Previous participants have said:

"A good morning's work which has given me the skills to manage the farm staff and my farming friends in the community. And to also help me cope with the day to day life and manage my mental health and well-being."

"Excellent training. It felt like a safe non-judgemental space and was interesting and informative without being very heavy going or dull. Great discussions with other candidates help to relate the training to real experiences. I definitely feel better prepared and more confident in approaching the subject of mental health both professionally and personally."

"Great to have mental health awareness training specific to the agriculture sector."

To cancel your place, simply contact Nia at Training@thedpjfoundation.co.uk who will initiate the process for you. Although this training is free of charge and we appreciate that difficulties in attending can arise last minute, may we remind you that The DPJ is a charity that relies on fundraising and donations to hold these events. We often have waiting lists for our sessions and your non-attendance without notification may mean we will have to charge in the future. If we do not get sufficient bookings, we also reserve the right to place you on a future course and will notify you of this as soon as possible.

For more information about our events, please contact Training@thedpjfoundation.co.uk

Visit the training page on our website: https://www.thedpjfoundation.co.uk/training-3/