Family Stories, Mental Health News
Since 2008, when Congress established July as the Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, we at Families for Depression Awareness have used the occasion to highlight the need to both promote public awareness of mental health conditions...
FFDA News, Mental Health News
Monica and her mother have always been close, though they butted heads during Monica’s formative years. As time wore on, Monica’s lack of organization and occasional memory loss began to cause a wedge between her and her mother. “What I noticed was the way...
Mental Health News
For Immediate Release April 04, 2017 Families for Depression Awareness Launches Toolkit to Help Identify “More Than Mood” Symptoms Caused by Depression New resource designed to raise awareness among families and caregivers that depression can affect reasoning,...
Mental Health News
The total estimated number of people living with depression worldwide increased by 18.4% between 2005 and 2015 to 322 million, according to the latest report on depression and anxiety, issued this week by the World Health Organization. Nearly half of people living...
Mental Health News
Families for Depression Awareness’ Teen Speakers Program is growing and participants are making an impact with their peers! Our Teen Speakers Program provides teens and young adults (ages 15-25) with opportunities to share their stories of living with depression...
Mental Health News
My mother and I have always been close. We are more like best friends than mother and daughter. We talk all the time, which is why I quickly noticed that her temperament changed after having a medical procedure last year. I admit it–I didn’t react well at...
