On April 29, the Westfield-Mayville Rotary Club held its annual Rural-Urban Day. Our guest speaker was Jeff Winton, founder of Rural Minds, who spoke to an audience of 50 attendees regarding the need for good mental health in rural communities. He stressed that many who are involved with agriculture are often isolated and deal with stressors that can be debilitating. He explained the goal of Rural Minds is to provide information and support for good mental health and drastically reduce the incidence of suicides.Two key pieces of information he left us with:
Check Ruralminds for more information
Call or text 988 if you or someone is in crisis.
Below are YouTube links from Winston’s appearance on the local cable show, Chautauqua Sunrise with Doc Hamels.