Rural Minds Partners With Cornell For New Online Course - The Post-Journal
A local nonprofit with a focus on mental health in agriculture and rural areas, Rural Minds, has partnered with Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, to release a new online course that was launched in mid-September.
The course, titled “Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Rural America,” is catered towards veterinarians, vet students and agribusiness professionals. It is designed to give learners practical support strategies and resources to navigate mental health challenges in rural communities. While it is focused mostly on veterinarians and agribusiness professionals, the course is free and open to anyone with an interest.
Jeff Winton, Rural Minds founder and chairman, said this partnership with Cornell came about through his own involvement with the college as an alumni, and in working as a volunteer on the Dean’s Advisory Council he discovered the shared interest between himself and the Dean of Cornell’s Veterinary School, Lorin Warnick, in mental health in rural areas.