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“National Depression Screening Day is a day that now carries a great deal of significance for me and my family. My mother attended this screening and got the help she needed. Because of that day, I have my Mom back.”
Nicole in Washington

“I used to work for my state’s Department of Transportation for seven years. But then I hurt my back and had to go on disability. Not working and being in pain changed me – I started to slide downhill mentally. But a door opened when I learned about National Depression Screening Day. It motivated me to go to my local mental health center and say that I thought I had depression and that I wanted treatment. The screening program marked a new beginning for me and my family.”
Patricia in New York

“National Depression Screening Day made a tremendous difference in my life and I would like others to know about it. I had been feeling really bad for a while. I had just lost a relationship and my job felt stagnant. I had no energy. I felt like a huge weight was on my shoulders. Sometimes I just wanted to go to sleep and not wake up. I knew I couldn’t ‘leave’ because I am single mother with a son so I was struggling through each day, tired and unhappy. Worst of all, I wasn’t giving my son the time and energy he deserved because it took so much work just to put one foot in front of the other.

I got the phone number of a screening site and went to the screening location, completed the questionnaire and talked to a mental health clinician. I was a nervous wreck but once I got there I realized I didn’t need to be scared. It was very easy and comfortable and I left feeling like there was hope after all.

I urge anyone who is feeling the way I did to take advantage of National Depression Screening Day. It certainly was the first step for me. Today, I’m happy and out of treatment. But if I started to feel depressed again, I would go back to the screening center in a heartbeat. I know now that depression is an illness and I would seek help immediately. For those who need help taking that first step, National Depression Screening Day is a great place to start.”
Christie in Missouri