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Black Farmers Face Specific, Outsized Challenges in Rural Mental Health Crisis

Date
Sep 23, 2024
Summary
Highlights the increases in rural suicide with focus on the impact on Black farmers in Tatums, Oklahoma. Discusses farming-related stressors, stigma, historic racism, workforce issues, and mental health resources.
Tagged as
Black or African American · Culture and cultural competency · Farmers and farmworkers · Health workforce supply and demand · Mental health · Stigma · Suicide and suicide prevention · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Oklahoma