... a study by the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention has found the rate of suicide among farm workers, including farm owners and employees aged between 15 and 65, is more than double than that of the rest of the population...Seems the rural community got left behind by globalisation. Community Supported Agriculture?
The study used data from the Queensland Suicide Register between 1990 and 2004.
Ms Hawgood says the study proves the problem of suicide in farming communities is real, and needs to be addressed...
In recent years, farmers - particularly in the eastern states - have had to contend with tough conditions, including drought...
But there others in the agricultural sector who think the problem is far more complex.
"Farmers and farm workers live in a very isolated position, they are both physically and socially isolated from others, so if their thinking is getting shifted and they are under this stress or they are suffering any mental health condition, it's not so readily picked up by others," ...
Farmers' suicide rates double national average
Aug 19, 2008
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment