COLLEAGUES at Donview Veterinary Centre have scaled new heights to lend support to a suicide prevention charity.
Vets and vet nurses from our practice in Inverurie have handed over £2,505 after their 30km hike in the Scottish Highlands received a final boost to hit their target.
Their two-day trek was in aid of The Canmore Trust, set up in memory of their friend Cameron Gibson, a 24-year-old farm vet at Clyde Vets in Lanark who took his own life in 2019.
Cameron’s family founded the charity to help prevent more suicides and support those affected when someone dies by suicide.
The hikers attracted sponsorship from clients, family and friends as well as a £430 donation from VetPartners, the large family of trusted veterinary practices, including Donview Vets in Inverurie. VetPartners’ employees can apply for part or match funding from its £120,000 charitable pot to boost their fundraising for worthy causes.
As well as raising money, the group set out to increase awareness of the mental health pressures for people in the profession and the support available to anyone affected.
Suicide rates are three to four times higher within the veterinary community than the general population, and the number of people struggling with issues like depression and anxiety is also disproportionately high.
The group walked across the high-level Jock’s Road to Braemar in Aberdeenshire and scaled two Munros – Mayar (928m) and Driesh (947m) – while carrying all their essentials, from tents to food.
Vets and vet nurses from our practice in Inverurie have handed over £2,505 after their 30km hike in the Scottish Highlands received a final boost to hit their target.
Their two-day trek was in aid of The Canmore Trust, set up in memory of their friend Cameron Gibson, a 24-year-old farm vet at Clyde Vets in Lanark who took his own life in 2019.
Cameron’s family founded the charity to help prevent more suicides and support those affected when someone dies by suicide.
The hikers attracted sponsorship from clients, family and friends as well as a £430 donation from VetPartners, the large family of trusted veterinary practices, including Donview Vets in Inverurie. VetPartners’ employees can apply for part or match funding from its £120,000 charitable pot to boost their fundraising for worthy causes.
As well as raising money, the group set out to increase awareness of the mental health pressures for people in the profession and the support available to anyone affected.
Suicide rates are three to four times higher within the veterinary community than the general population, and the number of people struggling with issues like depression and anxiety is also disproportionately high.
The group walked across the high-level Jock’s Road to Braemar in Aberdeenshire and scaled two Munros – Mayar (928m) and Driesh (947m) – while carrying all their essentials, from tents to food.
For media enquiries, please contact Nadia Jefferson-Brown, VetPartners PR and Communications Manager (North). Email nadia.jeffersonbrown@vetpartners.co.uk