Rural Minds Program Director Carol Anderson joined Global Ag Network’s Ag News Daily podcast during National Farm Safety and Health Week to talk about Rural Minds’ mental health resources for farmers heading into harvest.

Rural Minds Founder and Chairman Jeff Winton joined Mental Health America for a free webinar, "Cultivating Hope: Suicide Prevention and Resilience in Rural Communities," held in recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day.

Rural Minds Founder and Chairman Jeff Winton spoke with the Post-Journal about the nationwide launch of the Rural Youth Mental Wellness Program during National Suicide Prevention Month. The program is built around free, 10 to 15 minute self-help sessions adapted with Northwestern University's Lab for Scalable Mental Health.

Rural Minds Founder and Chairman Jeff Winton spoke with WKBW 7 News Buffalo about the launch of the Rural Youth Mental Wellness Program, developed with input from a youth steering committee and in partnership with Northwestern University's Lab for Scalable Mental Health and Koko.

Rural Youth Mental Wellness Program steering committee members Asheton Medlin and Charlie Moser are featured in The New Republic's October cover story, "The Dire National Crisis That Washington Won't Touch," by Grace Segers.

Rural Minds Founder and Chairman Jeff Winton joined RFD-TV's Market Day Report to discuss the Rural Youth Mental Wellness Program and the rising suicide crisis among young people in rural America.

Rural Minds Social Media and Program Manager Adriel Rigsby spoke with Brownfield Ag News about the Rural Youth Mental Wellness Program, a new digital platform built with Northwestern University's Lab for Scalable Mental Health.

Rural Minds founder and chairman Jeff Winton joined host Jesse Allen on a recent episode of Agriculture of America to talk about the work Rural Minds is doing and why mental health awareness matters so much in agriculture and across rural America…

A bill meant to support farmers nationwide has stalled once again on Capitol Hill, and Rural Minds Founder and Chairman Jeff Winton warns the effects reach well beyond the farm. Winton told WKBW's Adam Beam that funding propping up agricultural programs since the last Farm Bill expired in 2023 is at risk of disappearing, calling the potential fallout "catastrophic for people in rural America."

Legislation to create a Rural Suicide Prevention Council is once again awaiting Governor Kathy Hochul's signature, after she vetoed similar legislation in 2024. This year's bill, largely championed by Steuben County legislator Joe Tobia, who lost his son to suicide in 2021, passed the Assembly 140-0 and passed the Senate unanimously. The council would work to identify barriers to mental health and substance use treatment in rural communities and recommend policies to help close those gaps. Rural Minds founder and chairman Jeff Winton noted that people in rural counties like Chautauqua are 50% more likely to die by suicide, and rural youth ages 15 to 19 are 74% more likely to take their own lives, underscoring why a rural-specific approach is so badly needed.

Rural Minds Executive Director Chuck Strand sat down with Hillsdale Hospital President and CEO JJ Hodshire on Rural Health Today, a podcast that connects listeners to the issues shaping rural healthcare.

In this Farm Progress feature, Wallaces Farmer editor Gil Gullickson revisits an unsigned, handwritten letter he received 26 years ago after a farmer's death by suicide, and pairs it with guidance from Carol Anderson, program director for Rural Minds, on recognizing when a neighbor or loved one is struggling and how to start the conversation.

In this RFD-TV special, produced as part of the ProtectHER initiative in partnership with Nationwide, FarmHER + RanchHER host Kirbe Schnoor sits down with Jessica Cabrera of Farm Bureau's Farm State of Mind, Jeff Winton of Rural Minds, and Rupa Mehta of Perfect Sundays and NaliniKIDS for an honest conversation about mental health in agriculture.

On the farm, the most important part of any operation is the person running it. In this episode of Innovations in Your Field, Powered by New Fields Ag, hosts Michael Musselman and Dennis Michelsen sit down with Jeff Winton of Rural Minds for a conversation about mental health and how to get help for yourself or someone you care about.

Farming and ranching come with pressure that most people never see. In this episode of Brownfield's Next Gen Podcast, Kellan Heavican and Erin Anderson sit down with Carol Anderson of Rural Minds to discuss mental health, stress, and resilience among young and beginning farmers and ranchers.

In Farm Progress’ This Week in Agribusiness, mental health awareness month is highlighted featuring an interview with Rural Minds Program Director Carol Anderson.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a national nonprofit is helping farmers and people who live in rural America access mental health resources.

During a crucial, pressure-filled time for farmers with high input costs and unstable markets, the group Rural Minds is working to help people in these communities access these resources.

“Even the strongest person has got to feel this stress and even the strongest person, we want to encourage them to ask for help when they need it, you’re not alone,” said Marilyn Cummins with Rural Minds.

Rural communities, specifically those working in agriculture, face many struggles in their day-to-day lives. However, one struggle that many don't talk about is one that deals with mental health.

In honor of Mental Health Month, AAFP Board Member Dr. Shannon Dowler and Rural Minds Founder and Chairman Jeff Winton spoke about how family physicians can help break the stigma around mental health, connect patients with resources and advocate for better access to care within rural communities.