Mental Health News
If you have lost a loved one to suicide, you likely know the feelings of pain, guilt, shame, regret, inadequacy, anger, confusion, and grief all too well. You’ve had to learn how to manage the difficult and sometimes conflicting emotions. You’ve also had to continue...
Mental Health News, Teen
Our relationship with mass media is complex. We want to see our experience reflected and validated through broadcast, print, film, internet, and other mass communications. We want to trust that the media are engaging in safe messaging and being responsible in...
FFDA News, Information for Family Caregivers, Mental Health News
We introduced our More Than Mood Depression Symptoms Toolkit in 2017. Since then, thousands of people have been helped by the videos, fact sheets, webinar, and other resources offered in the toolkit. As part of our efforts to make the toolkit even more accessible to...
Mental Health News
Pride month is a time for the LGBTQIA+ community to come together in solidarity to celebrate and embrace identity. We want to remind our families and caregivers that your support and acceptance of your loved one’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity directly...
Mental Health News
Article content excerpted from a recent Families for Depression Awareness’ workshop, “Supporting Ourselves While Supporting Others.” In 2017, one employee’s need for a mental health day went viral. Madalyn Parker emailed her boss and expressed that she needed to use...
Mental Health News
By Kurt Morris Accounts of celebrities struggling with mental health conditions have often only been covered by media as a response to tragic occasions, such as after a suicide. In recent years, however, there have been more well-known individuals speaking out...
