28 Feb 2022

Research underway into mental health of rural men

From Lately, 10:41 pm on 28 February 2022

Farmer's wife and masters student at Otago Polytechnic, Kathryn Wright is looking for young rural men between the ages of 16 and 30. She wants to survey the pressures and effects that rural living has on their mental health. Kathryn worries that rather than seeking help - young men on farms tend to suffer in silence.

You can find the survey here 

nz farmer herding cattle

Photo: AFP