
Bipartisan lawmakers eye solutions for rural mental health crisis
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House lawmakers have unveiled a bill to expand mental health access for farmers and ranchers amid a broader crisis plaguing rural America.
Feenstra's bill, the Farmers First Act, is meant to "expand behavioral health resources in our rural communities and connect our farmers with medical professionals who can provide the care that our producers deserve," he said. The legislation is backed by two of his fellow Republicans and two House Democrats. Elizabeth Elkind is a reporter for Fox News Digital focused on Congress as well as the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and politics. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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People living in rural communities, like farmers and ranchers, have far less access to medical services, including mental health, than their suburban and urban counterparts.