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Mind Your Head Week: new training aims to combat farmer suicide rates

Bespoke course has been designed to meet the realities of agricultural life

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A new course focused on farming aims to address the issue of suicide
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A new course focused on farming aims to address the issue of suicide

A new training model specifically designed to educate the farming community about suicide prevention is set to be rolled out over the coming years. The 51AVÊÓÆµSafety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) is using...

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