The researcher noted these rates of mental illness among miners in Virginia The researcher noted these rates of mental illness among miners in Virginia "far exceeded those documented in coal mining populations internationally." (Credit: Rasta777/Shutterstock.com)

As the business world increasingly recognizes mental health as critical to an employee's overall health, research shows more than one-third of coal miners, both current and former ones diagnosed with black lung, are struggling with depression, the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine reported. Further, more than 1-in-10 have recently considered suicide.

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