Unraveled: Mental Health in Farming
From Six Inches of Soil - The Podcast by Richard Tufton
February 10, 2026 · 1h 25m · Season 1 · Episode 12
About this episode
This episode explores mental health support resources available for those in the farming community.
FARMING MENTAL SUPPORT RESOURCES : If you or someone you love is struggling, help is available. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. In the UK, you can call 111 and select option 2 to access urgent mental health support. If you’re elsewhere, please seek out local crisis services in your country. You’re not alone. It’s okay to ask for help. Other resources: UK RABI https://rabi.org.uk/ 0800 188 4444 LensLight: https://lenslight.co.uk/ Young Farmers set up Mental health support Farming Community Network: https://fcn.org.uk/ 03000 111 999 Yellow Wellies https://www.yellowwellies.org/ We are Farming Minds: https://www.wearefarmingminds.co.uk/ RSABI https://www.rsabi.org.uk (Scotland): 0808 1234 555 YANA (You Are Not Alone) https://www.yanahelp.org/ 0300 323 0400 The DPJ Foundation (Wales) https://www.thedpjfoundation.co.uk/ 0800 587 4262 USA Farm Aid Hotline: 1-800-FARM-AID (1-800-327-6243) Call: 988 Agrisafe: agri stress helping 833-897-2474 https://www.agrisafe.org/agristress-helpline/ National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/ 800-950-6264. SAMHSA National Helpline: https://www.samhsa.gov/…
People in this episode
Host: Richard Tufton
Topics covered
- mental health
- farming
- support resources
- crisis services
- agriculture
Keywords
- mental health
- farming support
- crisis hotline
- agriculture
- resources
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, UK RABI, LensLight, Farming Community Network, Yellow Wellies, We are Farming Minds, RSABI, YANA (You Are Not Alone), The DPJ Foundation, Farm Aid Hotline
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