Taking Stock, a free online wellbeing and suicide prevention tool designed by and for Australia’s farmers, is now available.
Suicide rates among farmers in Australia is up to 94% higher than non-farmers. On average, one farmer dies by suicide every 10 days.
Taking Stock hosts multiple resources including films, interviews and podcasts of farmer experiences, information about how to set up a local suicide prevention group, and how to connect and engage with communities for early approaches to suicide prevention.
Taking Stock was the final stage of a three-year research project led by the University of South Australia – Tailoring Suicide Prevention Strategies for Men in Farming Occupations.
The University worked with three grassroots community groups-SOS Yorkes in South Australia, Riverina Bluebell in New South Wales, and Mellow in the Yellow (previously Live Rural) in Victoria-to capture local knowledge and lived experience.
