Do More Ag Launches Walk With Me Mental Health Campaign

The Do More Agriculture Foundation hosted the Walk With Me campaign on World Mental Health Day according to a release.

The Do More Agriculture Foundation (Do More Ag) launched the Walk With Me campaign, to coincide with World Mental Health Day, which was on Oct. 10. This campaign’s goal is to raise mental health awareness and honour those who have been lost to suicide in the agriculture community. Participants are encouraged invite other to go for a walk, and share their memories and stories to foster a supportive and understanding environment.

“I regularly walk and journal, and created a short poem called ‘Walk with me’ that outlined the many feelings that someone might have when their mental health is low,” said Chris Manley, the founder of the Walk With Me campaign and a beef and sheep farmer in East Devon, England. “I thought to myself how lucky I am to have support, and wouldn’t it be terrible if someone felt alone, particularly on a farm? So, I decided to post a video on social media of me walking and reciting the poem to start the campaign, to encourage people to walk and talk, as a step towards recovery.”