Information for Family Caregivers, Mental Health News, Teen
“Help isn’t help if it’s not helpful.” – Western Massachusetts Recovery Learning Community Imagine this: your teenage daughter, Tammy, attends weekly therapy sessions to work on her symptoms of depression. At each appointment, you sit in during the last ten minutes of...
Family Stories, Mental Health News
By Kurt Morris, July 28, 2017 When I was diagnosed with Bipolar II disorder in 2001, things in my life became clearer, such as how the prior year in college I managed to survive on approximately three hours of sleep per night for weeks on end. At the time, I didn’t...
FFDA News, Mental Health News
We believe that personal and family stories have the power to change lives. Many families struggle to find hope and discover answers to address ongoing mental health issues. This month, we kicked off our Hope and Discovery social media campaign to bring attention to a...
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,...
