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“I believe that there's way more good mental health in agriculture than bad.”

Emma Alexander and her family live in southwest Missouri and come from a long line of Missouri farmers. She and her 16-year-old son Lucas recently sat down and spoke about how farming and its challenges benefit their mental health and well-being.

Morning Newscast for May 9, 2025

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Reighna, 45, cuddles on her cot with her doll on Dec. 19, 2024, at Room at the Inn in Columbia. Reighna said she recently had a miscarriage, and the doll, which was a gift from a friend, helps her sleep at night with fewer bad dreams. "We aren't who people think we are. We are just like them. We were just unhoused, and we're lost, and we need help, not put down, not tore down," Reighna said. "I don't think people realize how close they are to being us."

"I want to figure out how I get out of this so that I can come back and help."

Reighna is an unhoused woman in her 40s. She spoke about some of the systemic challenges that can make it hard for people to climb out of homelessness, but also about the community that supports her.

Morning Newscast for June 12, 2025

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