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{"448698F9-5056-A066-608F-35FE45BCD61A":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"448698F9-5056-A066-608F-35FE45BCD61A","title":"Farmer Suicides in Washington County","summary":"Hudson Falls, NY","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"December 23, 2019","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/farmer-suicides-in-washington-county","city":"Hudson Falls","county":"Washington","lat":43.35912709999999,"lng":-73.57184489999997,"description":"<p>On December 23, 2019, standing at the Walker Farms Heifer Facility in Washington County, flanked by local farmers and officials, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer launched a significant new effort to combat the alarming rise in suicide deaths among farmers. While suicide is a pressing public health crisis across the United States, farmers face a number of stressors that can negatively impact mental health, including financial issues, climate and weather challenges, farm or business problems, and fear of losing their farm. In making his argument, Schumer pointed to data showing that farmers have a suicide rate that is 3.5 times that of the general population. To address this escalating issue, which is doing real damage to farmers in the Capital Region of Upstate New York, Schumer launched a two-pronged plan. First, he called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive study of suicides among farmers. Second, he called on Congress to expediently pass the bipartisan Seeding Rural Resilience Act, which would establish a number of initiatives designed to quell farmer suicides.</p>"}}

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