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Allyssa and Keith: Hope and Spiritual Care for Depression

by | | Family Stories

By Dawna Roberts Depression is often extremely debilitating and can turn your life inside out. Allyssa knows this all too well. Five years ago, according to her boyfriend Keith, she was lost. Then Allyssa and Keith attended a networking seminar that changed her life....

Traumatic Brain Injuries and Suicide – What Families Should Know

by | | FFDA News, Mental Health News

By Aileen Salares March 22, 2019 Traumatic brain injuries (TBI), caused by a bump, jolt, or blow to the head and result in a disruption to normal brain functioning, are staggeringly common. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) reported that 2.8 million...

Steve’s Story: Breaking the Family Legacy of Untreated Depression

by | | Family Stories

By Dawna Roberts Steve is the youngest of six kids. The entire family experienced abuse at the hands of their father, who lived with untreated depression. Steve remembers his father often threatening suicide and then leaving the kids alone for days. The children would...

Let’s Talk About Loneliness and Young Adult Mental Health

by | | Mental Health News, Personal Stories, Teen

By Kurt Morris Loneliness has received a lot of press over the past few years. A 2018 study by the insurance company, Aetna, stated, “nearly half of Americans report sometimes or always feeling alone.” The group that reported the highest rates of loneliness were those...

Interning with Families for Depression Awareness: Elaina Pevide

by | | Mental Health News

My discovery of Families for Depression Awareness (FFDA) happened by chance. I stumbled across the organization while looking at Google Maps. I am an undergraduate student at Brandeis University, which is not far from FFDA’s office. I was intrigued upon seeing the...
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