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Company-wide mental health training helps staff support farm clients

Specialised courses encourage workers to pay more attention to what farmers may be going through

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Drivers, office staff and senior managers at Platts Group, near Wrexham, have undertaken specialist mental health training to support customers
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Drivers, office staff and senior managers at Platts Group, near Wrexham, have undertaken specialist mental health training to support customers

Staff at a Welsh agricultural company have been trained to spot warning signs of suicide as part of a campaign to tackle the mental health crisis in farming. Drivers, office staff and senior managers...

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