Back on Track: Trialling an innovative peer-guided model of mental health support for Australian farming communities

Meet the clinical experts: Innovation in mental health - The Health Innovation Network

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, clinical experts from across the Health Innovation Network have shared examples of local innovation projects which are not only helping to improve the health of patients, but are shifting care from treatment to prevention, and improving NHS productivity. Mental ill health is also now the most common cause of work-limiting conditions among those aged 44 years and younger (1). By improving access to early inte…

Back on Track: Trialling an innovative peer-guided model of mental health support for Australian farming communities

Authors: Kelly Barnes, Alison Kennedy, Richard Gray, Martin Jones, Anna Greene, Lauren Mitchell, Meera Senthuren, Suzy Malseed, Feby Savira, Kate Gunn, Susan Brumby, Lucinda Star Farmers die by suicide at up to twice the rate of the general Australian population and face unique and often compounding stressors impacting their wellbeing. There is a long-term shortage of mental health support in rural Australia. Even when available, farmers are le…