Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is observed the first week of October to raise awareness of mental illnesses, fight discrimination, and provide support. In observance of MIAW, we are sharing our resource, Solving The Puzzle of Depression,that can be shared with friends and loved ones both inside and outside of prison.
Although depression has such a widespread and detrimental impact on our society, many of us try to ignore it. "Society views depression as a weakness," said Dr. Jay Fawver. Because of depression's stigma, many people who should be receiving treatment are not, Fawver explained.
But fear is not the only hindrance to finding help. Because depression affects the reasoning part of the brain, many people can't acknowledge that they have a problem. Some ignore the problem, thinking it's just the blues. But depression is more than simple melancholy.
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