I wrote about farmers' suicides - and the reaction has been overwhelming

After the Guardian and EHRP published a piece about the record number of farmers who are killing themselves, there were hundreds of responsesWhy are America's farmers killing themselves in record numbers?On 6 December, The Guardian and EHRP published our piece Why are America's farmers killing themselves in record numbers? We hoped for a reaction, but the feedback we received was beyond any expectations we might have had. Today when I spoke with farm psychologist Dr Mike Rosmann, who featured heavily in the piece, he was wading through a slew of new messages and responding to an email from a farmer in Europe. Since the story was published, Rosmann says "the faucet has turned on". He has received hundreds of comments and requests, online and by phone, many of which he says are from farmers reaching out for support. Continue reading...