We help families understand and cope with depression. Read and send our Family Profiles to others to help raise awareness, reduce stigma, and prevent suicides.
Families for Depression Awareness was founded in January, 2001 and is a non-profit organization, dedicated to helping families recognize and cope with depressive disorders. They help families, especially family caregivers and friends, recognize and cope with unipolar and bipolar depression.
The organization provides education, outreach, and advocacy to support families and friends. Families for Depression Awareness is made up of families who have lost a family member to suicide or have watched a loved one suffer with depression, with little knowledge about how to help.
Their free Depression Wellness Guide is an educational booklet that helps adults already diagnosed with depression (and their family members) monitor treatment with daily and weekly tools.
