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By Sharon Torres, April 30, 2019 Suicide is a serious global public health concern. According to the World Health Organization, one million people die by suicide annually worldwide. In the United States, it is the 10th leading cause of death. The Centers for Disease...
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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...
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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...
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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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People living with depression and their family members know that anger and irritability are symptoms that can greatly affect interpersonal relationships. We were honored to speak to NPR Correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce and to link her to our volunteer, Ebony, for...
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Raise your hand if you’ve ever experienced stress. If you don’t have your hand raised, we hate to break it to you: no one is immune to stress. Not you, and especially not the teens in your life. In fact, according to the American Psychological Association, teens...
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