States like Minnesota and South Dakota are training rural clergy in suicide prevention as uncontrollable factors like weather and the growing costs of fuel, loans, and land, have greatly impacted farmers’ mental health, driving an uptick in suicides among agricultural workers. (May 18) (AP video: Jessie Wardarski)

Clergy train to prevent farmers’ suicides

States like Minnesota and South Dakota are training rural clergy in suicide prevention as uncontrollable factors like weather and the growing costs of fuel, loans, and land, have greatly impacted farmers’ mental health, driving an uptick in suicides among agricultural workers. (May 18) (AP video: Jessie Wardarski)