Mental Health, Addiction Top Rural Health Concerns — Lancaster Farming

For the first time in 20 years, rural stakeholders say mental health and addiction will be more pressing over the next several years than access to basic health care. For the past two decades, the biggest issue in the survey was access to health care. But now, mental health ranks No. 1 and addiction ranks No. 2, regardless of age, race, occupation or region of the country… To address these issues, the Grange has partnered with the organization Rural Minds, a nonprofit whose mission is to serve as an informed voice for mental health in rural America and to provide mental health information and resources.

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