More farmers are dying by suicide. The Ohio Department of Agriculture has 'got your back'

Voices For Suicide Prevention · Apr 22, 2024 · 24m

Data doesn't lie. Agriculture is Ohio's biggest industry. $124 BILLION-plus in economic output every year. But there's another number on which we want to focus too; according to the National Rural Health Association, farmers are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population. In Ohio, from a 2022 survey of farmers here, 1 in 10 had an at-risk score on a depression screening tool which indicated they had a higher risk of experiencing depression. It's believed that 1 in 10 figure is under-reported too. Here to talk about it is Ohio's Agriculture Director, Brian Baldridge, a…