Henty Machinery Fields Days: Stigma rife in rural areas

Sophie Boyd
Updated September 20 2017 - 11:16am, first published 11:14am
Mardi Walker. Picture: MARK JESSER
Mardi Walker. Picture: MARK JESSER

Mental illness remains heavily stigmatised, with rural parents unwilling to seek help for peri-natal depression due to fear of judgement and failure, one mental health professional told Henty Machinery Field Days. 

Sophie Boyd

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