Preview | Farmer Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Preview: 2/4/2022 | 20s
Farmers are under increased pressure, which is leading to mental health concerns.
Farmers across North Carolina are facing a crisis of compounding issues that are threatening their mental health and that of their families. In addition to the stress that has accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s the increased competition from foreign trade because other countries are able to produce crops for much less and the damaging recent international agricultural tariffs.
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Preview | Farmer Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Preview: 2/4/2022 | 20s
Farmers across North Carolina are facing a crisis of compounding issues that are threatening their mental health and that of their families. In addition to the stress that has accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s the increased competition from foreign trade because other countries are able to produce crops for much less and the damaging recent international agricultural tariffs.
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