Mental Health Awareness for Veterinary Professionals

Hello all, it's the Positive Vet Nurse...

If you don't already know me, my name is Elle and I have a blog called The Positive Vet Nurse. My goal is to raise awareness of mental health issues within the Veterinary Profession. This is a topic I feel strongly about, that is not addressed enough and I want to help as many fellow Veterinarians as possible.

*Trigger Warning*

This survey is designed to see how Veterinarians feel working within the profession by focusing on topics such as: personal mental health, suicidal thoughts, diagnosis, help and self-care. The results from this survey will be used by myself to write articles to raise awareness on mental health amongst Veterinarians.

All answers are anonymous and will be treated with compassion. Please answer all questions with as much detail as you feel comfortable with.

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* 1. Please fill in your details below:

Job Role in Veterinary Profession

Country of Practice e.g. U.K, U.S, Australia

Male or Female

Age (Optional)

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* 2. My Mental Health

"I have or have had the following mental health issues..."

"They make/made me feel..."

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* 3. (Optional) Have you ever felt suicidal?

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Yes or No?	Yes or No? Yes	Yes or No? No

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* 4. Diagnosis and Help

Have you been diagnosed by a certified health professional? E.g Doctor. If no, how were you made aware? E.g. self-diagnosis, comments from friends or family etc.

What help have you received? E.g. medication, therapy, counselling etc.

What mental health services are you aware of and have you used any? E.g. Vetlife, MindMatters Initiative etc.

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* 5. Work

What are your favourite aspects of working in the profession?

What are the hardest things you have to deal with? E.g. euthanasias, difficult clients etc.

Do you think work affects/has affected your mental health? If so, why do you think this is?

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* 6. Self-Care

Do you practice self-care daily? E.g. getting enough sleep, healthy eating, keeping hydrated etc.

What do you do outside of work for you? E.g. exercise, reading, listening to music etc.

Do you feel you spend enough time with your friends and family? If no, why do you think this is?

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* 7. Do you think there is enough awareness for mental health in the Veterinary Profession?

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Yes or No?	Yes or No? Yes	Yes or No? No

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* 8. (Optional) Is there anything that has not been covered that you would like to mention? Please use the space below.

Thank you so much for taking your time to answer this survey.

If you are currently struggling, check out the links below:

Vetlife
MindMatters Initiative
Hope For The Day