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Miguel’s Story: A Caregiver Interview

by | | Family Stories, Mental Health News

Families for Depression Awareness (FFDA): How much did you know about mental health before your marriage to Danielle? Miguel: I had no knowledge on that topic. FFDA: What have been some of the toughest challenges in supporting someone with bipolar? Miguel: The...

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....

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...

A Mother and Daughter Answer Your Burning Questions about Teen Depression

by | | Family Stories, Mental Health News, Teen

Elizabeth and Danielle, a mother and daughter from Florida, were recently featured on our Teen Depression webinar. They discussed Danielle’s experience with depression and treatment. Elizabeth provided insight into the parent perspective. We received so many questions...

Shana’s Story— Learning to Process Emotions After the Ultimate Loss

by | | Family Stories

Shana lost her son, Owen, to suicide two weeks after his fifteenth birthday. Owen was extremely funny, bright, kind-hearted, genuine, and likable. He was active and social, often a source of comfort and support for his friends and family. He was known for his dancing,...

Kathy and Dean— Depression At Any Age Can Be More Than Mood

by | | Family Stories

According to her husband Dean, Kathy was always a tremendously happy person, outgoing and loving life. That is, until after the age of sixty, when she lost her older sister who was like a second mother to her. The two were very close and, although Kathy prepared...
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