Mental Health Resources

National Centre for Farmer Health

The National Centre for Farmer Health aims to improve the health, safety, and wellbeing of farmers, their families and farming communities across Australia.

• https://farmerhealth.org.au/
• Campfire - connecting primary producers

Resources for stress, anxiety and mental health

ifarmwell

ifarmwell has been designed based on what Australian farmers have said they want and what research shows will help.

ifarmwell modules - Designed by Australian farmers for Australian farmers.

ifarmwell help farmers to cope effectively with life’s challenges and get the most out of every day. It does this by sharing practical ways of coping with difficult circumstances, thoughts and feelings (especially worries about things you can’t control) and helping you to work out where it is most useful for you to put your attention and energy.

You can do this from the privacy of your home, tractor or shed. The site will even send you text message reminders to keep you focused, but the best part about it is it’s free!

Practical tips to improve your wellbeing

Tip sheets:

• Basic self-care and coping strategies
• Adapting to change or a new role
• Alcohol and drug use
• Coping with fires, floods, and other natural disasters
• Coping during a drought
• Dealing with domestic violence
• Feeling trapped in an unhappy relationship
• Grief or loss
• How to get your point across without upsetting others
• How to support someone who is thinking about suicide
• Improving the quality of your relationship with your partner
• Improving the quality of your sleep
• Managing my own anger
• Managing conflict with others
• Managing financial stress
• Problem-solving
• Succession planning
• What to do if you're feeling down or low