Sunday, October 13, 2013

French farmer suicide rate hits one every two days


A new report says the rate of suicide among farmers in France has reached the level of one every two days, with financial pressures as well as social isolation among the possible causes of the trend.

According to a report published by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) on Thursday, a total of 485 farmers — 417 men and 68 women — took their own lives from 2007 to 2009 .... http://www.presstv.ir