Free Teen Depression Webinar (event)

Dear Colleagues,

Teenage depression is a serious problem that impacts every aspect of a teen’s life, it affects their family, school, and community. 

Children can also experience depression, yet because it is often passed off as normal emotional and psychological changes that occur during growth, it is often undiagnosed and untreated. Left untreated, youth depression can lead to more serious mental health issues, problems at home and school, drug abuse, violence, and even suicide.

As a school staff or community member, it is important that we learn to recognize the signs of depression in children and youth in order to make appropriate referrals and support our students. We hope you will participate in the FREE webinar on October 18, 2012- more information and a link to the webinar is included below. Please share with your networks.

Families for Depression Awareness is presenting a free, one-hour webinar about Teen Depression on Thursday, October 18, at 6PM Eastern/3PM Pacific 

Designed to educate parents and adults who work with youth, the Teen Depression webinar addresses
  • what teen depression is
  • what are behaviors of concern
  • how to talk to teens about depressive disorders
  • what are treatment options
  • where to get help
  • what to do if help is refused.

The webinar facilitator is Vanessa Prosper, Ph.D., who is based at the Boston Children's Hospital.  

People who attend the webinar and complete the online evaluation form will receive two free publications from Families for Depression Awareness, the Depression and Bipolar Wellness Guide for Parents and the Depression and Bipolar Wellness Guide for Teens. 

Please share the information about the free October 18 Teen Depression webinar with your network as we reach out to parents and parent organizations, educators, school administrators and health personnel, and adults who work with youth. For your convenience, I've attached a flyer and supplied a blurb below, including the link to register at www.familyaware.org. 

Thank you for your help!

Very truly yours,

Susan 

Families for Depression Awareness, a national nonprofit organization, is hosting a free, one-hour Teen Depression webinar on October 18 at 6pm ET. Designed for parents, school staff, and youth workers, the webinar covers what teen depression is, how to talk about it with teens, what are some of the behaviors of concern, what are the treatment options, and how to address potential challenges (such as if the teen refuses help). People who attend the webinar and complete the online evaluation form will receive two valuable publications from Families for Depression Awareness. Register for this free webinar at https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=48374&. Families for Depression Awareness is online at www.familyaware.org.

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Susan Weinstein, Director of Programs and Marketing  
Families for Depression Awareness 
395 Totten Pond Road, Suite 404, Waltham, MA 02451 
781-890-0220 * susan@familyaware.org * www.familyaware.org 





  
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Learn more and register at http://www.familyaware.org/trainings.html