Sowing seeds of awareness: a cross-sectional analysis of mental health literacy and help-seeking in Irish farmers
Irish farmers' stoic attitudes may be a response to their perceived lack of services. Interventions providing mental health literacy education and improving access to existing mental health services are particularly important for this population of farmers.
Authors
- Sandra M. Malone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5759-2906)
- Branagh R. O’Shaughnessy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4417-7273)
- Anna Donnla O’Hagan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7509-8960)
- Siobhán O’Connor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2001-0746)
- Sinéad O’Keeffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3077-1044)
- John McNamara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3013-8695)
- Gavin Breslin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2481-0860)
- Joseph Firnhaber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0003-1689)
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- University of Ulster (GB)
- Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority (IE)
- Centre for Mental Health (GB)
- Dublin City University (IE)
- Mary Immaculate College (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
- Published
- 2024-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12995-024-00446-1
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.60
Funders
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Ireland