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Helping Your Teen Manage Mass Media Messaging About Mental Health

Our relationship with mass media is complex. We want to see our experience reflected and…

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

In PART ONE, we talk with Dr. Ron Manderscheid, Executive Director of the National Association…

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Making Space for Wellness in Your Workplace

Article content excerpted from a recent Families for Depression Awareness’ workshop, “Supporting Ourselves While Supporting…

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Michael Phelps, and Mariah Carey: Celebrities Speaking Out about Depression and Bipolar Disorder

By Kurt Morris Accounts of celebrities struggling with mental health conditions have often only been…

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Questions About Teen Depression

Do you have questions about teen depression? Elizabeth and Danielle, a mother and daughter from…

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Boring But Necessary— Caregiver Self-Care

When you hear the term “self-care,” what comes to mind? Many people think self-care must…

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Ways You Can Encourage and Support Teen Wellness

What can you do to help a teen who has depression? During our Spring 2018…

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FFDA Social Media Policies

FFDA’s Goals for Our Social Media  Leverage social media to further our mission of helping…

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Dealing With Suicide Grief

Learning to Process Suicide Grief This post is about a difficult topic: suicide grief. Shana…

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Bipolar Myths

There are a great many untrue stereotypes about bipolar disorder and the people living with…

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

On Saturday, January 27, 2018, seven of our Teen Speakers and six Families for Depression…

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How Families Can Support Their Loved Ones Living With Bipolar Disorder

By Dawna Roberts, December 22, 2017 As a caregiver, being around someone who lives with…

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