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Reflections from FFDA’s 2019 Evening of Hope and Discovery

by | | FFDA News, Mental Health News

Ever wonder who’s behind Families for Depression Awareness’ (FFDA) social media? FFDA works with talented student interns who help create engaging content for our families. Our amazing intern for this academic year, Kasey Sierra, attended our annual fall fundraiser...

Kicking Off the School Year with Peer-to-Peer Teen Events About Depression in Massachusetts

by | | FFDA News, Teen

We are excited to share that Families for Depression Awareness recently received a grant award from the Foundation for MetroWest’s Youth in Philanthropy program! This generous gift will allow us to bring Teen Speaker events to the MetroWest community. Interested...

FFDA Teen Speaker Chosen for a 2019 Myra Kraft Community Award

by | | FFDA News, Mental Health News, Teen

We are incredibly proud that one of our longest-serving Teen Speakers, Elizabeth Keeling, was chosen for a 2019 Myra Kraft Community Award from the New England Patriots Foundation! In addition to being honored, Elizabeth won a $10,000 grant to support Families for...

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...

New Videos Available on Accessing and Utilizing the More Than Mood Depression Symptoms Toolkit

by | | 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...

Teen Speakers Explore the “Many Faces of Our Mental Health” Exhibit

by | | FFDA News, Mental Health News, Teen

On Saturday, January 27, 2018, seven of our Teen Speakers and six Families for Depression Awareness volunteers and staff visited the Many Faces of Our Mental Health Exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science. Much like our Teen Speaker Program, this moving exhibit...
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