Our Farming, Our Future

Samaritans Cymru is setting out to break the cycle of suicide risk in rural Wales through the ‘Our Farming, Our Future’ project. The project is delivered in partnership with farming support charity, Tir Dewi, and works closely with Wales Young Farmers Clubs (YFC) and their members to develop peer-led activities and resources to reduce the risk of suicide in rural communities across mid-Wales.

Our overarching aim is to help young farmers build strong community support and resilience and to reduce stigma associated with suicide and self-harm.

There are three focus areas to the “Our Farming, Our Future" project:

• To provide suitable and readily available resources in different formats and to build a strong peer support network for young farmers.
• To recruit and train a varied and diverse group of young farmers to be ‘Farming Future Champions’ that can help to reduce the stigma around talking about suicide and raise awareness of support available.
• Deliver a clear and effective programme of awareness sessions that will provide young farmers with a strong understanding and a positive and resilient outlook in their lives.

We are looking for enthusiastic YFC members to become ‘Farming Future Champions’, to actively promote suicide prevention and mental wellbeing in their communities. At present, we are looking for members from Powys and Ceredigion counties.

If you are interested in becoming a ‘Farming Future Champion’, please complete an Expression of Interest form and our Young Farmers Project Officer will get in touch with you.

For more information about the project or role please contact Sian Vaughan Jones, Young Farmers Project Officer, at [email protected] or 07485 384004.