MAYVILLE, N.Y. (RFD News) — A new nationwide program is working to address higher suicide rates among young people in rural America.
Rural Minds Founder and Chairman Jeff Winton joined us on Thursday’s Market Day Report to discuss the Rural Youth Mental Wellness Program.
Winton said recent CDC data shows rural youth ages 15 to 19 are 74% more likely to die by suicide than their urban peers.
The program includes an online mental health intervention developed with Northwestern University and specifically designed with input from rural youth before being rolled out nationwide.
Winton founded Rural Minds following the suicide of his nephew, Brooks, a dairy farmer who he said had been struggling in silence.
LEARN MORE: https://www.ruralminds.org/rural-youth-mental-wellness-program
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