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Mental Health Awareness Week: Dairy farmer captures mental health struggles in bespoke drawings

Holly Atkinson set up an Instagram account to highlight rural mental health

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Dairy farmer captures mental health struggles in bespoke drawings

A dairy farmer from Devon has created two bespoke drawings for Farmers Guardian to highlight rural mental health. Holly Atkinson, who won 51AVÊÓÆµWorker of the Year at last year's British Farming Awards,...

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