Spotlight on Jeff “Ditz” Ditzenberger

Thank you to everyone who participated in our second Rural Mental Health Connections Webinar on May 24, 2022: Spotlight on Jeff “Ditz” Ditzenberger.

Watch the Video of the Webinar

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.

Watch the webinar video in its entirety or locate video segments by agenda topics using the time codes below. To do so, place your cursor over the arrow on the video progress bar beneath the video. Left-click on the arrow and drag it to the time code that corresponds to the topic of interest.

0:00 Welcome Slide
0:05 Julie Lux, Moderator - Welcome and agenda overview
3:00 Pete Pompper, National Grange Community Service Director – Overview of the National Grange and the partnership with Rural Minds
8:55 Jeff “Ditz” Ditzenberger, TUGS Founder and survivor of attempted suicide – Lived experience of attempting suicide and founding nonprofit to address the stigma surrounding mental illness
47:17 Questions & Answers
58:80 Julie Lux - Thank You/Conclusion