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To: Tax-chick

I thought the answer was counseling and social support. If we look at how the VA is handling veteran suicide we know that depending on the gov’t won’t work. There was a summit in regards to veteran suicide and the conclusion was to get the private organizations together and find out which were having the best results then sharing the “therapies”.

I was just wondering how many farmers are veterans. There is also the problem with access. Kind of like, if in Alaska you need to know how to fly a plane.


28 posted on 10/07/2018 8:53:40 AM PDT by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: huldah1776

Counseling and support seem to be a big part of it. There are similar principles involved with veterans, in that major factors in suicides are generally financial stress, relationship stress, and/or substance abuse.

Some of the article, however, seemed to be saying that government could fix it so that farming isn’t inherently risky and stressful, which is pretty fanciful.


32 posted on 10/07/2018 9:00:21 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Kindness and truth shall meet." Ps. 85:10)
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To: huldah1776
If we look at how the VA is handling veteran suicide we know that depending on the gov’t won’t work.

The best program for a farmer is getting good prices for his hard earned crop.

Would be the best salve the government could do for him. Sitting in a circle listening to other farmer's woes is something they already do at the market.

Good prices are the solution so he can pay his bills, buy his kids some Christmas presents and pay his taxes.

Trump is working hard on that.
45 posted on 10/07/2018 10:25:37 AM PDT by RedMonqey ("Those who turn their arms in for plowshares will be doing the plowing for those who didn't.")
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