“When you learn, teach. When you get, give,” Maya Angelo
This premise is very simple. Certainly, as clinicians, social workers,
educators, and mental health care advocates, there is something that motivates
us to do more and give more of ourselves. Believing in something bigger and
being a part of something bigger is what motivated Steve Curran to form The
Walk to Washington, a national pep rally to ensure that depression awareness
has a national and focused voice.
Steve knows personally that mental illness is just as painful and life changing
as any physical wound or disease. Yet the stigma associated with mental illness
often prevents many from seeking help and getting treated.
We invite you to join Screening for Mental Health and The Walk to Washington to
fight back against stigma and raise awareness of depression and other mental
illnesses—by signing a petition, becoming a virtual walker, or becoming a
screening site.
The Walk kicks off August 14, 2010 in St. Louis, MO. The 50-day cross-country
trek spanning 850 miles from St. Louis, MO to Washington, DC, features 24 rally
cities along the way. The final rally will be held in Washington, DC on
National Depression Screening Day, October 7, 2010. If you are a
community-based organization located in or near one of the 25 rally cities—see
below for map and list of cities—register today for National Depression
Screening Day and join us and thousands of others in doing something for the
greater good.
Please contact Sara
Herman at Screening for Mental Health, 781-591-5233.
The rally cities include, but are not limited to the following: St. Louis, MO;
Belleville, IL; Vandalia, IL; Terre Haute, IN; Indianapolis, IN; Greenfield,
IN; Dayton, OH; Columbus, OH; Zanesville, OH; Wheeling, OH; Morgantown, WV;
Frederick, MD; Gaithersburg, MD; Bethesda, MD; and Washington, DC.