An Analysis of Suicide Risk Factors among Farmers in the Midwestern United States

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Study examining psychological, social, and contextual risk factors for suicide among farmers. Draws data from 600 surveys of agricultural producers in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and South Dakota. Discusses rates of depression, anxiety, farming-specific stressors, social support, and coping strategies.

Andrea Bjornestad, Courtney Cuthbertson, Jessie Hendricks

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(7), 3563

03/2021

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Behavioral health · Farmers and farmworkers · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Social connectedness · Statistics and data · Suicide and suicide prevention · Kansas · Michigan · Missouri · South Dakota