Depression | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA

Snowfall of Depression: Understanding the Unpredictable and Powerful Nature of Mental Illness

by Shrushti Chauhan

May 4, 2023

When you have depression, it’s like it snows every day. Some days it snows four feet. You shovel all morning, but your street never gets ploughed.

Sharing My Story and My Art

by Olga Kavina

April 28, 2023

I work as a freelance illustrator. It is very difficult for me to fit into a team and I prefer to work from home and communicate only with close friends. I often feel lonely, sad and anxious, but drawing helps me. I put my feelings on paper.

My Obsessive Life

by Dave Donahue

April 24, 2023

I became successful as an electrician but would self sooth with alcohol. Once I gave that up, the emotions had to go somewhere but where?

Are the Kids Really Alright? Troubling Headlines, Teenage Girls, and Declining Mental Health

Are the Kids Really Alright? Teenage Girls, and Declining Mental Health Karen Martinez Gonzalez

Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 15:58

The headlines and the CDC report are indeed alarming, but they should serve as a wakeup call to all of us. Yes, we should think seriously about why we are seeing a steep decline in the mental health of teenage girls, but we have to come together now as parents, family, friends, educators, clinicians, providers, and as a society to support, enhance and establish more preventive measures for our youth.

Parent and Caregiver Support Group (for Newly Diagnosed Children)

State

Virtual

The Black Church: Our Refuge, Our Mental Health

Friday, March 24, 2023 - 16:41

Working with Black churches to create a better today and a much better tomorrow in the field (literally) of mental health care for African Americans are three Black leaders in mental health who will present at the 2023 ADAA Conference. ADAA is excited to have Bernadine Waller, PhD, Atasha Jordan, MBA, MD and Kimberly Arnold, MPH, PhD discuss their work, research and findings in a presentation titled Implementing Evidence-Based Mental Health Interventions in Black Churches.

Hopeful Hearts (Adult Depression Group)

State

Virginia

Hopeful Hearts is a 4-week, adult counseling group that provides a supportive, therapeutic environment focused on learning practical ways to cope with depression. This group meets in-person, 1x weekly on Saturdays. New group members are accepted at the beginning of each month. After signing up, the group leader will contact you with more information. $53/per session

May 24, 2023

After Birth - Navigating the Stress and Anxiety of Pregnancy and Postpartum

Angela Neal-Barnett, PhD and

Birdie Gunyon Meyer, RN, MA, PMH-C and

Nicole Alexandria Smith, MD, MPH and

Webinar presented in collaboration with McLean Hospital. Engage with our expert panel in a live interactive fire side chat in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month to discuss the emotional rollercoaster accompanying pregnancy and postpartum.

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One-on-One Peer Support

State

Virtual