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As a result of farmer suicide, research on farmers’ mental health increased sharply with a focus on financial difficulties farms faced during the 1980s and depression. [97] A spotlight on rural mental health and specifically on farmers led to calls for more mental health access in rural communities along with government action.
Many American farmers live in rural areas far removed from their nearest mental-health practitioner. Urban counties in the United States average ten psychiatrists per 100,000 people, whereas those in rural areas have around three for the same number of people. [3] "I would really give about anything to go and talk to people", said John Blaske.
This story discusses suicide and mental health issues. If you’re in crisis, help is available: Call the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 or chatting onlineat 988Lifeline ...
In a 2021 follow-up to their 2015–2016 University of Guelph study that examined farmers' mental health, a team of researchers under Jones-Bitton reported that "one in four farmers felt their life was not worth living." [16] [17] In order to reduce farmer suicides in Ontario, the Toronto-based Guardian Network was established. [16]
Female farmers warn of mental health repercussions of Labour’s inheritance tax ... Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows 36 farmers across the UK killed themselves and 22 died in ...
The threat of losing these beloved family farms has become a constant worry, affecting many farmers’ mental health and raising concerns of another uptick in suicides like during the 1980s farm ...
Rachel Reeves has been accused of “traumatising” farmers with her new inheritance tax raid on a sector already grappling with a mental health crisis. Farmers will have to pay 20 per cent of ...
M. Mental health among female offenders in the United States; Mental Health Awareness Month; Mental health in United States agricultural workers; Mental health of Asian Americans