What is the mental health load on coal miners?

Wyoming’s coal miners risk their lives to provide much of the energy for the United States. Depression and suicidal thoughts plague them, partly due to anxiety about losing their way of life. But in the mining town of Gillette, a coal mine, its workers, and a group of therapists find creative ways to bring more mental health resources to the region.
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