Our mission is to help families recognize and cope with depressive disorders to get people well and prevent suicides.

Families for Depression Awareness is a national nonprofit organization that helps families and friends recognize and cope with depressive disorders to get people well and prevent suicides. The organization provides education, outreach, and advocacy to support families. Families for Depression Awareness is made up of families who have lost a family member to suicide or have watched a loved one suffer with depression, with little knowledge about how to help.

We offer:

• An educational web site, www.familyaware.org
• Workshops and brochures, such as Helping Someone who is Depressed. Visit our online store.
• Family and Expert Profiles
• Educational conferences and events
• Media campaigns
• Outreach education to associations, schools, police stations, health facilities, religious organizations, employers, and nursing homes
• Advocacy to support families with depression
• Depression Wellness Guides for adults, for teens, and for parents of teens and children with depression. They are now also available in Spanish. Visit our online store.
• Depression Test, an online screening tool, with links to free in-person depression evaluations
• Mental Health Family Tree Program to help uncover family behaviors that may be associated with bipolar disorder (manic depression), which often runs in families and often takes years to diagnose