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Government 'complacent' towards rural mental health, says EFRA chair

The Government rejected the committee's calls to establish a 'National Working Group on Suicide Prevention' specific to agricultural and veterinary occupations

Rachael Brown
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Government 'complacent' towards rural mental health, says EFRA chair

The Government has been criticised for its 'complacent' response to recommendations made by the EFRA Committee's rural mental health report published back in May. Rural mental health The EFRA chair,...

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