This year has again been a very testing time for our farmers, their families, local businesses who rely on our farmers, and basically anyone in a rural area.
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The stresses of the seasons and the stresses of finances can all take its toll on a person’s mental health. Ongoing stress or anxiety isn’t normal, stress can manifest itself in lots of different ways; from feeling moody or irritable, to having trouble sleeping, loss of appetite, or getting upset or hurt feelings easily.
If you’ve been not feeling ‘yourself’ for two weeks or more, it’s time to talk to a professional about it. There are many services locally that will be able to help you.
Rural Support – Local Government: Buloke Shire, Hindmarsh Shire Council, Horsham Rural City Council, Northern Grampians Shire, West Wimmera Shire Council and Yarriambiack Shire Council.
Rural Support Organisations: Rural Financial Counselling Services, Victorian Farmers Federation & Sustainable Farm Families.
Counselling support locally: Grampians Community Health, Centrecare, The Salvation Army, Family Relationship Centre Horsham, Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Cooperative, Grampians Psychiatric Services, Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, GWM Water, Harrow Bush Nursing Centre, Headspace Horsham, Rural Northwest Health, Christian Emergency Food Service, VicPol, Western Victorian Primary Health Network, Uniting Wimmera, West Wimmera Health Service and Wimmera Health Care Group, Wimmera Men’s Shed Network, Woomelang and District Bush Nursing Centre and Yarriambiack Shire Youth Services.
For a list of local counselling services and therapists in the Wimmera visit http://www.wimmerapcp.org.au for a list of counsellors and therapists.
Other assistance services: Lifeline, The Suicide Call Back Service, SANE, Gambler’s Help, Kids Helpline, The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre, Mensline Australia, Men’s Referral Service, Parentline, Beyond Blue, Suicide Helpline Family Drug Support, Women’s Health Grampians, Women’s Information Referral Exchange, ConnectingCare, Nurse-on-Call, Family Relationship Service, Safe Steps – Family Violence Response Centre, Red Cross, Health Direct Australia, Head to Health, Qlife, Counselling Online and CRANAplus.
Access contact details for all of these services at http://www.wimmerapcp.org.au/wp-gidbox/uploads/2014/02/Rural-Support-Assistance-Contacts-March-2018-2.pdf.
Call to Mind at https://calltomind.com.au/ provides a reliable and simple way to access quality mental health care. Its comprehensive Telehealth service offers tailored treatment solutions at a time and a place that suits individual lifestyles and needs. Also - look out for your mates, if you’re worried about someone please have chat with them and help them to get the help they may need.