TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - "We all have a job to do in this world, it's up to us": farmworker and farmer mental health in a rural US-Mexico Border Region
JO  - Journal of agromedicine
A1  - Keeney, Annie J.
A1  - Quandt, Amy
A1  - Meng, Yu
A1  - Flores, Luis Jr
A1  - Flores, Daniela
A1  - Garratt, Robyn
A1  - Hernandez, Paola
A1  - Villaseñor, Mercy
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Improving mental health outcomes for agricultural populations is dependent on understanding the unique farming related stressors in context of the local culture and community. This study was designed to assess the prevalence of stressors and mental health risks among farmers and farmworkers in a rural, medically underserved US-Mexico border region. Of 135 study respondents, 55.6% (n = 18) farmers had clinical depression symptomatology based on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies depression screening scale (CES-D) and 40.2% (n = 117) farmworkers had stress levels that pose significant mental health risks based on the Migrant Farmworker Stress Inventory. Farmworker females were 2.3 times more likely to have a score of clinical concern. <br><br>RESULTS provide an understanding of the distinct sources of stress for both farmers and farmworkers and the mental health challenges across the industry. With an understanding that suicide is the third leading cause of injury death in Imperial County and depression associated with an increased risk of suicidality, the agricultural workforce in Imperial County is particularly vulnerable. Local farm organizations, employers, and community organizations can help increase mental health access, acceptability, and availability to achieve greater safety and health in the region's largest workforce.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1059-924X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1059924X.2022.2154298
ID  - ref1
ER  -