Rural Suicide Awareness and Prevention Webinar ArChive
Presented by:
Watch the Rural Suicide Awareness and Prevention webinar hosted by Rural Minds and the National Grange:
0:00 Julie Lux, Moderator – Welcome and agenda overview
3:20 Julie Lux – Poll question
3:58 Jeff Winton, Rural Minds Founder and Chairman – Personal lived experience, Grange partnership
11:15 Mary Repar, National Grange #121 Master in Stevenson, WA – Human resilience and suicide prevention
15:47 Nathan Lawson, Kentucky farmer and rural suicide advocate – Suicide intervention; prevention and honesty
30:27 Julie Lux – Poll question
31:40 Monica Kramer McConkey, Minnesota agricultural / rural mental health counselor – mental health stressors and barriers; suicide warning signs and prevention
52:28 Julie Lux – Poll question
53:10 Question & Answer with Julie, Monica, and Nathan
59:00 Julie Lux – Thank You / Conclusion
In keeping with our mission to serve as the informed voice for mental health in rural America, Rural Minds™ and the National Grange were pleased to present another Rural Mental Health Connections Webinar – the third FREE webinar in the 2022 series
To confront the higher incidence of suicide in rural communities compared to other populations across the country, the webinar features:
People from rural America sharing their experiences of being personally impacted by suicide
Information to help prevent suicide
Free resources for rural mental health and suicide awareness and prevention
Access additional relevant content:
Presenters
Monica Kramer McConkey, Professional Counselor
Nathan Lawson, Farmer and Rural Mental Health Advocate
ArchivES of OTHER PAST webinars
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May 24, 2022: Intro, Pete Pompper; Spotlight on Jeff "Ditz" Ditzenberger
FOUNDER, TUGS
This webinar begins with Pete Pompper, National Grange Community Service Director, providing a brief overview of the National Grange and the partnership with Rural Minds to provide mental health resources to rural communities across the country. It also features Jeff “Ditz” Ditzenberger, a Wisconsin farmer who was a presenter on the April 13 webinar. Ditz returns to share more about his personal experience with attempting suicide, living with mental illness, and founding TUGS, a mental health nonprofit.
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April 13, 2022: The Power Of Sharing Lived Experiences
PANEL OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Content for this webinar focused on the power of sharing lived experience and confronting mental health challenges. In addition to a personal story about overcoming mental illness and attempted suicide, the event featured medical validation of the benefits of peer support for mental health and access to relevant information and services.
Speakers: Jeff "Ditz" Ditzenberger (TUGS), Mark A Frye, MD and Pravesh Sharma, MD (both from Mayo Clinic), Michael Pollock (DBSA), Jeff Winton (Rural Minds)
The Rural Mental Health Connections webinar series focuses on such topics as:
Lived experiences of people trying to end the stigma surrounding mental illness
The value of participating in peer support groups and sharing lived experience with mental illness
The impact of digital healthcare technology and telemental healthcare services
Initiatives and expansion of national support group networks with launch of rural mental health support groups
Collaboration for greater education and less stigma around mental illness by talking about it openly
Community resources for dealing with mental illness and family mental health support
Q&A about mental illness and trends in rural mental health
