Katie Wedell

Stories by Katie Wedell

Heather Utter at her in-laws farm

Seeds of Despair: Hundreds of Farmers are Dying by Suicide

By Katie Wedell, Lucille Sherman, Sky Chadde | March 16, 2020

Mounting financial pressures, social isolation and a lack of access to mental-health care are contributing to a suicide crisis in rural America.

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