The United States has a free screening day to help people who suspect they may be depressed.
National Depression Screening Day was created to raise awareness of anxiety and mood disorders, such as Depression. It operates throughout the United States to help people get assessed for mental health disorders and to provide resources for people seeking help.
If you would like to visit a screening centre, you can find a map of locations here
A separate initiative by a research institute offers free treatment. If you are based in New York you could be eligible to participate in research and receive free outpatient treatment. Check out the current studies on depression and bipolar for more details.
If you think you or a loved one may have depression, but live outside the US or are unable to attend a screening session you can complete an online depression screening test.
We also have a directory of telephone numbers in most places if you would like to contact a support agency in your country.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
October 11th US Depression Screening Day
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4 comments:
Wow, I didn't know about this! Thanks for the post. :)
Me again! I tagged you with a writing meme -- here's the link if you want to play: http://elrenaevans.blogspot.com/2007/10/writing-meme.html
And it just happens to fall on National Coming Out Day! I don't know if that's uber-appropriate or a bit of a co-opt...
LOL I think that must be a coincidence Sam. There's so many National Days I guess it's hard to coordinate them all to fall on different days...
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