Preventing Farm-Related Stress, Depression, Substance Abuse, and Suicide
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Discusses stressors specific to farmers, their families, and rural communities, offering information on recognizing signs of depression, substance abuse, and suicide risk. Offers strategies for managing stress and lists resources for suicide prevention, substance abuse treatment, and farm and ranch stress and depression. Part of the collected volume Surviving the Farm Economy Downturn.
Author(s)
Rebekka M. Dudensing, Samuel D. Towne, Carly E. McCord
Date
12/2017
Type
Document
Organizations
Southern Extension Risk Management Education, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Access · Farmers and farmworkers · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Stigma · Substance use and misuse · Suicide and suicide prevention