Building resilient rural communities: is there a looming rural mental health crisis?

If the UK wants to retain resilient food and farming systems, which can deal with the demands of a changing climate and technological innovation, we need farming communities and rural communities which are healthy and sustainable. A steep rise in mental health problems within rural parts of the country, exacerbated by reduced access to support services, could be the biggest barrier. Our panel will unpack these challenges and identify the policy solutions which need to be put in place.

Panel:

Minette Batters, Farmer and Former President of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) (event chair)
Professor Matt Lobley, Professor of Rural Resource Management, Director of the Centre for Rural Policy, University of Exeter
Dr Rebecca Wheeler, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Rural Policy, University of Exeter
Event attendees are invited to join a panel discussion, followed by audience Q&A and a networking drinks reception.

If you are unable to attend the event after you have registered please let us know at CRPR@exeter.ac.uk