Coping with Depression in the Family Conference 2003, About

Saturday
November 1, 2003
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA

Building on the success of last year, this one-day conference, Coping with Depression in the Family, is designed to bring together people with depression and their family members who are affected by the condition.

The conference focuses on how your whole family can work together in managing the condition; talk about it as a family; and strengthen family resiliency and understanding in dealing with the condition. At the conference, you will:

• Get an update on the latest treatments for major depression and bipolar disorder
• Learn a step-by-step approach to breaking the silence of depression and talking about the condition as a family
• Network with other families coping with depression
• Learn how to help someone in crisis
• Meet prominent speakers on depression
• Join our panelists discussing the multicultural issues surrounding depression.
• Develop new communication and coping skills for managing depression in the family

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