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Mental Health & Wellbeing in Forestry - Animation

Mental Health & Wellbeing in Forestry - Animation

Most people working in forestry know someone who has been severely affected by issues surrounding mental health. It's not always the big things. Sometimes it's the tone. The pressure. The silence.

So before the next job, the next deadline, the next demand... Check in. Check your tone.

Animation here.

  • Brought to you by the @RoyalForestrySociety, working in partnership with @Confor, @FISA, @ForestyContractorsAssociation, @ICF, and kindly funded by the @ForestryCommission.
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