More mental health support available for vets

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Long hours and challenging client interactions have contributed to high suicide rates and mental health issues in Australia's veterinary profession. Now, a new veterinary wellness initiative delivering psychological health and safety awareness training sessions has launched in response to the industry's alarming mental health statistics and has received backing from the Zoetis Foundation, a U.S. non-profit organization. Australian Veterinary Association vice-president Diana Barker said the pilot version of the AVA's program had received "a massive amount" of positive feedback. "We intend to make this program available to every single individual veterinary team member in Australia, either online or face-to-face," Dr Barker said.


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