Oregon suicide rates among farming, fishing and forestry workers five times state average

Mental Health Awareness Month also draws attention to Oregon’s overall suicide rate, which is 50% higher than the national rate

By Khushboo Rathore and James Neff

Trigger warning: This story deals with topics that concern mental health and suicide. 

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a national effort to educate people about depression, PTSD and other mental health conditions—including suicide. That effort is crucial for Oregon, where workers in agriculture, forestry and fishing have a…

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