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      <title>Tailgate Time's Mental Health Resources Meet Farmers Where They Are</title>
      <link>https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-life/tailgate-time-s-mental-health-resources-meet-farmers-where-they-are</link>
      <description>Describes a free Arkansas farmer mental health support program utilizing both telehealth and on-the-farm visits, addressing access and stigma associated with receiving mental health support. Highlights how the program was created.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Youth Drug Use Is Down, but Overdoses Have Risen. One Town's Schools Have a Possible Solution</title>
      <link>https://hechingerreport.org/maine-youth-drug-overdose-solution/</link>
      <description>Profiles a recovery high school in rural Maine in response to substance use among youth. The high school will have a boarding component to better reach the dispersed rural population. Discusses the lack of youth addiction services in the area, maintaining educational achievement while using substances, stigma, and funding.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Confronting the Unique Challenges of Addiction in Rural Nebraska</title>
      <link>https://www.norfolkneradio.com/news/confronting-the-unique-challenges-of-addiction-in-rural-nebraska/article_d292c345-d50c-4070-a463-eec431055995.html</link>
      <description>Describes the work of Nebraska researchers who are investigating treatment barriers and facilitators of success for rural people with addiction. Discusses the impact of both stigma and support networks in treatment.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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