May is Mental health month and a variety of organizations have activities. In no particular order, here are some of our favorite ways to acknowledge the challenges of mental illness and celebrate our victories over the disease. 

It is truly astounding how much work goes into putting together an event! Families for Depression Awareness will kick off May 2012's Mental Health Awareness month by bringing people together to raise awareness of depressive disorders, reduce stigma, and honor those that have been lost to suicide.

I was always an admirer of Ashley Judd’s humanitarian work and found it inspirational; my husband has always been a huge fan of her film career. So when the Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University announced she would be a speaker on April 15^th, how could we pass up the opportunity to see and hear her speak.

In a new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health online, researchers tracked 51 severely obese teens grades 7-12 to see if they could find a link between depression and obesity.

One of our staff members recently gave birth to her first child!  Her prenatal care included a lot of visits to the OB/GYN.

The Winter 2011 issue of Babson's alumni magazine features a gripping profile of Julie Totten, President and Founder of Families for Depression Awareness, and Marc Bellanger, board member of Samaritans.  The two suicide survivors and Babson alums discuss how the deaths of their family members set them on the path of suicide prevention.  Download the article, "Rising Above Tragedy" (311KB)