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References used for this fact sheet

• Depression in rural people, beyondblue, Australia. More information here.
• Rural mental health blueprint: a national first, beyondblue, Australia. More information here.
• NSW Farmers Mental Health Network,, NSW Farmers Association. More information here.
• Managing the pressures of farming, Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety. More information here.
• Farm business checklist, Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety. More information here.
• The mental health and wellbeing of people on NSW farms, MulgaNet, Online network for the rural mental health sector. More information here.
• The mental health of people on Australian farms, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation and Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety. More information here.

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