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Mental Health in Forestry: A Year On

In the new Gone Foresting podcast, Elle McAllister, Nick Adams, Iwan Lloyd-Williams, Toby Allen, and RFS CEO Chris Williams reflect on what has been done over the past year, what we've learnt, and what's to come.

By Elle McAllister · September 17, 2026

 

Mental Health in Forestry: A Year On

A year ago a group started talking about the crisis making forestry workers miserable and in some cases taking the lives of friends and colleagues. They didn’t have evidence or data, and they didn’t know how to stop the problem. Make no mistake, our people were dying.
In this episode, Elle McAllister brings back Nick Adams (Forester & Forestry Contracting Association) and Iwan Lloyd-Williams MICFor (Forester & DPJ Foundation volunteer), as well as Toby Allen (Say It With Wood) and RFS CEO Chris Williams to reflect back on what has been done, what we’ve learnt, and how much more there is to come.

⚠️ This episode contains strong language and sensitive discussions around mental health and suicide. Listener discretion advised.

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Find us at ⁠APF 2026⁠ (24-26th Sept) where Nick, Iwan, & Chris will be back together for two panels at Forest Workers Zone discussing mental health. We’d love to see you there!

The Royal Forestry Society will also be asking the public about a toolkit under development.

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