Mental health charity Mind is launching a £250,000 scheme to provide urgent support to people experiencing emotional and mental distress as a result of the foot and mouth crisis.
RuralMinds, the organisation's rural arm, plans to target aid at those communities in England worst hit by the outbreak.
The charity has warned that the foot and mouth epidemic will have a lasting impact on the mental health of farming communities and those living in the countryside.
Since April the charity has produced and distributed half a million copies of the RuralMinds first aid kit which offers help on recognising the first signs of mental distress and suggests coping strategies.
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