26th March 2025
At a recent Duchy event highlighting next generation farming tenants, His Royal Highness was announced as the new Patron of We Are Farming Minds, a Duchy supported Herefordshire-based charity, established to break the stigma surrounding mental health in the farming community. The charity provides counselling, 24/7 support line, training, events, information, advice and support designed to raise awareness of the importance of mental health. It was founded by Duchy tenants, Sam and Emily Stables, following challenges with their experience of mental health.
The new patronage builds on the Duchy of Cornwall’s rural mental health strategy, launched in 2023, which aims to make the Duchy the leading provider of mental health support to all its tenants. The strategy is designed to prioritise farmers’ mental health, and de-stigmatise the issue within the agricultural sector. The strategy also includes the provision of mental health care and support, such as access to a dedicated wellbeing service. All Duchy farming tenants have unlimited access to the support of We Are Farming Minds.
Find out more about their services.
At a recent Duchy event highlighting next generation farming tenants, His Royal Highness was announced as the new Patron of We Are Farming Minds, a Duchy supported Herefordshire-based charity, established to break the stigma surrounding mental health in the farming community. The charity provides counselling, 24/7 support line, training, events, information, advice and support designed to raise awareness of the importance of mental health. It was founded by Duchy tenants, Sam and Emily Stables, following challenges with their experience of mental health.
The new patronage builds on the Duchy of Cornwall’s rural mental health strategy, launched in 2023, which aims to make the Duchy the leading provider of mental health support to all its tenants. The strategy is designed to prioritise farmers’ mental health, and de-stigmatise the issue within the agricultural sector. The strategy also includes the provision of mental health care and support, such as access to a dedicated wellbeing service. All Duchy farming tenants have unlimited access to the support of We Are Farming Minds.
Find out more about their services.
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