Rural Mental Health Resilience Program Now Available Online
“The free online resources available through the Rural Mental Health Resilience Program are accessible to all grassroots organizations and individuals across the country,” said Jeff Winton, founder and president of Rural Minds. “Our goal is to provide information that can lead to lasting positive change by giving rural residents the tools they need to address mental health and give them hope for the future. » (Photo: Andrej Lišakov, Unsplash)
MAYVILLE, NY — Rural Minds, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to serve as an informed voice on mental health in rural America and to provide information and mental health resources, today announced the launch of a comprehensive online resource center to provide actionable mental health information. The materials are designed to address the unique challenges faced by rural Americans and offer information that can be used free by anyone to help solve the growing mental health crisis in rural communities.
The Rural Mental Health Resilience Program is a partnership with the National Grange, one of America’s oldest nonprofit, nonpartisan fraternal organizations, established in 1867 to advocate for rural America and agriculture . The program launches today, National Rural Health Day, at two industry events. Leadership from Rural Minds will present the program at the annual National Grange convention in Niagara Falls, NY, and at the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) Trade Talk event in Kansas City, NY. Missouri. Rural Americans across the country are encouraged to access program materials and raise awareness that rural health includes mental health today and throughout the coming year.
“There is a mental health emergency in rural communities across the United States,” said Jeff Winton, founder and president of Rural Minds. “For example, people living in rural areas have higher rates of depression and suicide, but are less likely to access mental health care services than people living in urban areas.
“The free online resources available through the Rural Mental Health Resilience Program are accessible to all grassroots organizations and individuals across the country,” noted Winton. “Our goal is to provide the information that can lead to lasting positive change by giving rural residents the tools they need to address mental health and provide hope for the future.
Program topics include tackling the stigma associated with mental illness, common myths about rural mental health and suicide, and conversation starters for discussing mental health with a friend or loved one.
“The partnership between Rural Minds and the National Grange has been incredible,” said Betsy Huber, president of the National Grange. “We are thrilled to see local Granges opening up to these difficult conversations. Grange members across the country are helping to influence public opinion as we work together to break harmful stereotypes about seeking help. Mental illness deserves to be treated with the same respect as any other illness.
All materials are available on ruralminds.org/resilience and can be easily downloaded and copied. There is no charge for program materials.
ABOUT RURAL MINDS
Rural Minds is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to serve as an informed voice on mental health in rural America and to provide health information and resources mental. Our vision is one rural America where there is no more suffering, silence or stigma around mental illness.
For more information about Rural Minds, please visit our website at www.RuralMinds.org and follow us Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn And Instagram.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL GRANGE
Since 1867, the National Grange has brought together individuals and families to support their communities and advance the interests of rural America and agriculture. Our fraternal, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization has more than 140,000 members in 1,500 communities across the country. The Grange is a leading advocacy organization for rural Americans, whose members provide millions of hours of service and dollars in funds to address their hometown needs identified through our grassroots process. For more information, visit www.nationalgrange.org.
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