Ep 2 - The lack of community is killing rural wellbeing

Guests include:

1. Krissy Mac, Hear 4 U
2. Lindy Nelson, Safer Farms
3. Kathryn Wright, Rural Counsellor & Phd candidate for the impacts of afforestation on rural mental health

Hosts:

1. Rebecca Greaves, Editor, Country-Wide
2. Sarah Perriam-Lampp, Managing Director, CountryWide Media

The strength of the thread of any rural community is built over time and through connection, however due to many land-use change factors rural wellbeing in New Zealand has lost the sense of community and ultimately wellbeing.

Editor of Country-Wide, Rebecca Greaves, discusses the research, industry collaboration and tools that are being developed to help combat this decline in rural mental health and safety with initiatives such as Farm Without Harm and Hear 4 U as well as unpacking the Phd research, rural counsellor Kathryn Wright is doing in this space.

Key Chapters of Interest

10:31 - The Importance of Community Connection

21:18 - Farming Without Harm: Safer Farms' Mission

37:19 - The Impact of Plantation Forestry on Rural Communities

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