National Depression Screening Day will be recognized on Thursday, October 5 and the theme is “Speaking Your Mind”. Whether you tell one person, talk to a doctor or mental health professional or become an advocate for mental health awareness, it’s important to share your story to help yourself and help others.
Haven of Hope welcomes anyone to call 615-597-4673 on Oct 5th or during October and set up a time for this free brief screener which will be reviewed by a professional counselor and results discussed with you. Haven of Hope is located at 301 West Main St. Smithville in the historic Magnolia House.
National Depression Screening Day (NDSD), held annually on the Thursday of the first full week in October, is dedicated to raising awareness and screening people for depression and related mood and anxiety disorders. NDSD is the nation’s oldest voluntary, community-based screening program that gives access to validated screening questionnaires and provides referral information for treatment.
This year’s theme, Speaking Your Mind, focuses on talking about your experience with mental health. You can help support the campaign by using the hashtags #NDSD and #SpeakYourMind. Please join in this National Depression Screening Day and help spread the word to increase awareness of mental health.
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