A smartphone app is offering rural residents and farmers a unique way to access mental health care and therapy. The app, SilverCloud, debuted in January 2017. SilverCloud connects adults in the OSF Healthcare service area with a system where they can access mental health help and therapy on their own time, in their own homes or offices. “A farmer isn’t worried about going to talk to a doctor about blood pressure, but he might be worried about going to talk to someone about a down mood or the anxiety he’s feeling. SilverCloud gives them the opportunity to have a virtual front door to getting that help,” said Luke Raymond, manager, behavioral health services, OSF Healthcare. (AgriNews)