New Laois Initiative To Get Farmers Talking About Mental Health

They're trying to shake the stigma.

A new initiative in Laois and Tipperary is giving farmers in rural areas the chance to avail of a new support service. 

Macra na Feirme is teaming up with Healthy Ireland to create ''Make the Moove'' - which aims to get farmers thinking about their mental health, as well as financial management. 

Borris-in-Ossory's Jonathan Dwyer says the increasing strain on farmers means a current lack of resources needs to be addressed. 

Mr. Dwyer, who founded the project, believes a stigma still remains among the older generation in rural Ireland, in particular:

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