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Richard Frank, Ph.D., How to Find and Pay for Treatment
Richard Frank, Ph.D., is Professor of Health Economics at Harvard Medical School where he studies the economics and financing of mental health care. Can you give us an overview of the mental health...
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Rosalynn Carter, Former First Lady, Ending the Mental Health Crisis
Rosalynn Carter is a Former First Lady of the United States and Co-Founder of the Carter Center (with former U.S. President and husband Jimmy Carter). The Carter Center’s Mental Health Program works to...
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Care Consultations Confidentiality Care Consultations are intended to help families work together to address mood disorders, with the aim of getting people well and preventing suicides. We encourage...
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Bipolar Disorder Videos Here are clips of people talking about their experiences with bipolar disorder. More to come. Fill out a volunteer form if you’d like to participate! Clara, who lives with...
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Ditch the Social Media, Teen Summer Activities for Mental Health Wellness
By Amy Williams, June 28, 2017 Summer is here! For many teens, the unstructured days of summer break often mean hours spent lounging around scrolling through social media or vegging out in front of the...
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How to Model Mental Health Self-Advocacy: Tips for Parents and Caregivers
“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...
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Partnering with NextGoodThing— a New Voice in Mental Health Education
Jill creator of NextGoodThing At Families for Depression Awareness, we are always looking for opportunities to bring family caregivers fresh, new voices in mental health advocacy and education. We are...
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8 Self-Discovery Wellness Activities for the Whole Family
This article is a part of Families for Depression Awareness’ Hope and Discovery campaign. By Amy Williams, October 11, 2017 As adults, many of us strive to gain insight into our true character and...
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Bipolar Disorder in Adults Webinar I
Watch our Bipolar Basics webinar here and register for our Beyond the Basics webinar on December 12, 2017. (Watch afterward on demand.)
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Treatment Resistant Depression Overview 2020
Treatment-Resistant Depression Overview Scott T. Aaronson, M.D. Dr. Aaronson is Director of Clinical Research and a psychiatrist at the Retreat at Sheppard Pratt Health System and a clinical associate...
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Difficult to Treat Depression
Difficult-to-Treat Depression: A New Approach to Treatment-Resistant Depression Scott T. Aaronson, M.D. Dr. Aaronson is Director of Clinical Research and a psychiatrist at the Retreat at Sheppard...
View ArticleLearn Practical Tips and Essential Information about Medical Debt and...
Picture this. Your loved one has experienced a mental health emergency. After a terrifying ride in the ambulance and subsequent hospital stay, your loved one comes home. A month or two later, the...
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When A Loved One Has Hard-to-Treat Depression: Being an Effective Partner in...
An interview with Kristin Beville, LICSW, MPH We asked Kristin Beville, Director of the McLean Hospital Department of Social Work, about the challenges that families and caregivers face when a loved...
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Families Stories of Living with Depression
Family Stories of Living with Depression It’s often a challenge to find a way forward with depression treatment. Whether it’s because the person living with depression isn’t quite ready to accept...
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Shared Decision Making
Shared Decision Making Decisions about treatment are often most effective when they are made collaboratively, with the provider offering information about treatment options (including potential...
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Helping During COVID-19
The worldwide pandemic has disrupted our lives, caused grief and worry, and brought even more hardship to people already struggling with economic, educational, societal, and physical and mental health...
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Depression Signs and Symptoms
Signs of depression include Feeling miserable, sad, depressed, empty, irritable or angry Losing interest or pleasure in most activities Having trouble concentrating or remembering Feeling tired or...
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Facebook Live on Parenting, Teens Depression, and Substance Use!
Families for Depression Awareness’ Facebook Live event aired on Tuesday, August 11th! In our “Ask the Expert” event, FFDA Co-Executive Director Valerie Cordero talks with Child and Adolescent Therapist...
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