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Company-wide mental health training helps staff support farm clients

Specialised courses encourage workers to pay more attention to what farmers may be going through

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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Drivers, office staff and senior managers at Platts Group, near Wrexham, have undertaken specialist mental health training to support customers
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Drivers, office staff and senior managers at Platts Group, near Wrexham, have undertaken specialist mental health training to support customers

Staff at a Welsh agricultural company have been trained to spot warning signs of suicide as part of a campaign to tackle the mental health crisis in farming. Drivers, office staff and senior managers...

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