American farmers confront a suicide crisis

Farmer suicides are rising at alarming rates, echoing the devastation of the 1980s farm crisis. Missouri farmer Brent Foreman has lost three loved ones to suicide, while younger farmers like Ethan Daehler have narrowly pulled back from the brink.

Advocates are working to provide resources and fight stigma, but mounting debt, isolation, and regulatory pressure continue to push many toward despair.

September’s Suicide Prevention Awareness Month highlights the urgency: farmers feed the world, but without support, too many are losing the will to keep going.

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