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Families for Depression Awareness is a national nonprofit organization helping families recognize and cope with depressive disorders to get people well and prevent suicides.

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Families for Depression Awareness (FFDA), www.familyaware.org, is a national nonprofit organization, helping families and friends recognize and cope More...

SAMSHA launches Teen Suicide Prevention Campaign

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), along with the Ad Council and the Inspire USA Foundation, launched a new Teen More...

FFDA's President Addresses The Maryland Psychiatric Society

Julie Totten, shown here with Scott T. Aaronson, MD, FFDA Advisory Board member, recently addressed 100 Baltimore clinicians at the Suicidality: More...

It's a Mitzvah (Good Deed!)

Thanks to FFDA volunteer Ronnie Haas, and under the leadership of FFDA's Jenny Thomas, members of Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley, Mass. will More...

NPR Antidepressant Story: Missy Weighs In

National Public Radio (NPR) recently ran a story on how coming off antidepressants is tricky business. NPR interviewed Missy Nicholson from our More...

Our Teen Speaker Recipient of Women in Development Award!

Our Teen Speaker, Jenn, recently received the Young Volunteer Award from Women in Development of Greater Boston (www.widgb.org) in recognition for More...

PSA on ABC

ABC stations have been running one of our Public Service Announcements to help us reach more people to prevent suicides. Please encourage your media stations to contact us at info@familyaware.org for a DVD they can broadcast.