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Mental health services difficult to access for rural communities By DAVID HILL Accessing mental healthservices remains amajor barrier for many rural communities. FederatedFarmers chief executive Terry Copeland says accessinghealthcare services is ‘‘getting harderand harder’’ for many rural people, withsome having to travel long distances or simply missing out. The challenge is not helped by a nationwideshortageofGPs, he says. ‘‘The average age of GPs is quite old, so who is replacingthem when they retire? Getting GPs into rural areas is hard.’’ The Chief Coroners’ provisional suicide statistics released last month show the number of suicides to the year ended June 30 were the highest on recordat685,and at arate of 13.93 deathsper 100,000 people. Young males aged between15and 29 years are the mostatrisk, followed by middleaged men aged 45 to 54 years. While the rural suicide rate is yet to be released, it has consistently been higher thanurbanrates, with 20 farmers takingtheir livesinthe year to June30last year. But the suicide rate is only the tip of the iceberg, as it does not include attemptedsuicides or those who struggle everyday with mental health and related issues. ‘‘A statistic Iheard recentlywas that somethinglike onethird of all medical issues are mental health Taboo subject? ... Terry Copeland says treating mental health is no different from asprained ankle or the flu. PHOTO: SUPPLIED based, but it doesn’t reflect what our health systemoffers,’’ Mr Copeland says. ‘‘Andwhen you consider our suicide rate is nearly twice the road toll,weneed to be putting more attentioninto mentalhealth.’’ The national roadtollfor the year endedMarch 31 was 382,whichwas lamented as beingthe worst in a decade. Mr Copeland saysmental health remains ‘‘a taboosubject’’ in many rural communities. But it doesn’t need to be that way. ‘‘It’s hard enough getting rural men to go to the doctor, let alone talk aboutmental health, whichisstill a taboosubject. Mental health is no differentfrom spraining an ankleor getting the flu.’’ But he is hopeful Parliament is starting to get the messagewith the launch of acrossparty Mental Health and AddictionsWellbeing Grouplast month, with formerAll Blackand mental healthadvocate John Kirwan. ‘‘I met up withJohnKirwan after he had spokeninParliament and he was buoyedbythe willingness of the governmenttocome on board.’’ Organisations like the Rural Support Trusts and initiatives like Farmstrong, apartnership between the Mental Health Foundation, FMG and ACC, are actively encouraging farmers to ‘‘look after themselves’’ and ensurethey get enough sleep, eat well and have somerecreation. ‘‘We actively support the Farmstrong programmeand otherprofessional bodies and organisations like Rural Women and New Zealand Young Farmers to makesure we are presenting consistent messages. ‘‘The more we can normalise discussions the betteritwill be.’’ RURAL LIFE North Canterbury News, September 5, 2019 45 Driving support Community vehicle trustvolunteers met at EnvironmentCanterbury recently to hear that theyhad jointly donated over17,300 hours of time. Community Vehicle Trusts fulfilan important role withinthe small rural towns of the region, providing transport solutions in areas outside of the urban public transportnetwork. Over the last year, nearly 35,000 passengers havebeen transportedaround CanterburybyCommunityVehicleTrusts, and collectivelybeen driven morethan 623,000 kilometres.The networking initiative gave volunteersthe opportunity to meetand share ideas. Environment Canterbury supports vehicle trusts with funding grants. Communitytransport adviser Isabelle Bromham says that she is pleased withthe volunteerdriven success of the vehicle trusts. ‘‘There’s so much good work being done to provideatransportsolution to rural areas.Having adignified and affordable means of transport is so crucial in allowing peopletoremaintheir own homesand to maintain their community links,soweare pleased to offer our continued support to community vehicle trusts” she says. Duringthe event, community vehicle trust volunteers heard from the Canterbury District Health Board about the benefits that vehicle trustsprovidefor their community. RaeganKitto,clinical manager of social workfor older persons healthand one of the service managers at CDHB’s ChristchurchCampus, described the volunteersas‘incredible’. Thereare 15 vehicle trusts operating across Canterbury. Many are in and suited to smallerrural towns with an agingpopulation,that do not have bus or taxi services. PeterMcCorkindale joins palaMountains Welcome to Peter McCorkindale whohas recently joined the PalaMOUNTAINS Animal Nutrition Sales team.Based in Christchurch Pete will provide alocal presence in theCanterbury/ Southregionfor our Whanganui basedbusiness, openingup newopportunities forfarmers around increasedanimalhealth andproductivity. Peterhas asound understanding of farm businessand practice having worked as both aDairy farmer anda consultant alongwithmanyyears in rural retail throughFonterraCo-opand PGG Wrightson. Pete livesinChristchurchwithhis wife Julie andhis threeteenage children. He is actively involvedwithcoachingtheir sporting endeavours alongwithbeing recentlyelected onto theschool board of trustees. Peterislooking forwardto introducingSouth Island farmersto thePalaMOUNTAINS Agricultural rangeofsupplements as he believes they areunique,wellresearchedproducts that have thepotential to make areal difference to stock health andbottomline profits. The palaMOUNTAINS Agri products areascientificallyproven range of nutritionalsupplements that assist with improving thehealth andproductivity of sheep,beef, deer,beesand thedairy herd. PalaMOUNTAINS productscontain acomprehensive range of nutrients includingOmegas, Bgroup vitamins, A, D, Evitaminsand minerals suspended in apatentedoil solution.This allowsthe animal to absorb up to 99.5 percentof thenutrients, (Massey University, 2004). These productscan also be customised to containkey trace elements; Selenium, Iodine, Cobaltand Copper alongwith Vitamin B12 forlambs andMilk thistle forliver health as peryourspecific on farm requirements. The palaMOUNTAINS product range includes Revive (sheep,beef, deer & goats) Calf Boost, MaxPlus(Dairy), VitaBee(Apiary)and Exceed (for workingdogs).All of theseproductsoffer unique nutritional benefitsatkey timesin thefarmingcalendarand aresolddirect to thefarmer. To find outmore aboutour product range, scientifictrialsand testimonials please visit www.palamountians.infoor call PeterMcCorkindaleon0275 945 190 to discuss afeedingprogrammeto suit yourfarmrequirements. PeterMcCorkindale | 0275945 190 | www.palamountains.co.nz
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