Formal meeting (oral evidence session): Rural mental health

MPs quiz rural representatives for mental health inquiry

The Committee started its inquiry into rural mental health because mental health services are often concentrated in areas of high population density – towns and cities – while access to services in remote or rural areas is often limited. At the same time, farming and other agricultural-related professions are known to face particular mental health challenges, with higher-than-average rates of depression and suicide.

The session on 26 April will see MPs question four panels with expertise and lived experience.