This resolution designates May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to draw attention to a documented mental health crisis among farmers and farmworkers. Suicide rates among farmers run 3.5 times higher than the general population, and 1.4 times higher among farmworkers compared to all other occupations, according to federal data cited in the resolution. The Senate recognizes unique stressors facing roughly 3.4 million agricultural producers and 1.6 million farmworkers — including weather unpredictability, labor shortages, farm succession, and volatile commodity prices. The resolution also highlights the USDA's Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network as a resource connecting agricultural workers to mental health and stress assistance programs.
Congressional Summary
This resolution designates May 29, 2026, as Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and reduce the stigma associated with mental illness.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2026-05-13
- Date Added
- 2026-05-30
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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