international depression blog Archives - iFred

Heroes for Hope: Hope For The Warriors

November 11, 2016 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

This Veteran’s Day we’re kicking off a new series called “Heroes for Hope” where we’ll profile incredible people and organizations helping shine a light of hope for the more than 350Continue Reading

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Finding Hope Through Change: How A Horse Helped Strengthen My Root Chakra

August 17, 2016 By Kathryn 1 Comment

Life hasn’t been easy lately. I’ve recently moved to a new home in a new state, had a major shift with work, and celebrated my 45th birthday, which made meContinue Reading

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Global Day for Hope Supports 350 Million with Depression

May 18, 2015 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

The International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred) launched its first annual Global Day for Hope on May 2, 2015, to support the 350 million people living withContinue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, Events, Health, iFred, Inspiration, Mental Health, Movement for Global Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Sunflowers, Youth Tagged With: depression, depression advocacy, Education, end stigma, eradicate stigma, global day for hope, global mental health, health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred, international depression blog, movement for global mental health, rebranding depression, suicide prevention, Sunflowers, teach hope

Health and Hope Can Prevent Suicide

September 22, 2014 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

#stopsuicide #globalcrisis #hope #suicideprevention Every 40 seconds, an individual life is lost to suicide. The World Health Organization (WHO) calls it a #globalcrisis and estimates that the global suicide figureContinue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, Events, Health, iFred, International, Jagannath Lamichhane, Mental Health, Movement for Global Mental Health, Research, Suicide Prevention, Youth Tagged With: depression, depression advocacy, end stigma, finding hope, global mental health, health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred, international depression blog, Jagannath Lamichhane, suicide prevention, teach hope, world health organization

Bridging the Mental Health Treatment Gap Must Be a Global Priority

September 2, 2014 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) organizes the mhGAP Forum as part of its annual partnership event on mental health. The mhGAP Forum is an informal groupContinue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, Depression Foundation, Events, iFred, International, Jagannath Lamichhane, Mental Health, Movement for Global Mental Health, Suicide and Grief, Suicide Prevention Tagged With: depression advocacy, end stigma, eradicating suicide, finding hope, global mental health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, international depression blog, Jagannath Lamichhane, movement for global mental health, rebranding depression, suicide prevention, teach hope, world health organization

Mental health is a worthwhile goal for United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda

August 26, 2014 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

The post-2015 development goals will, as we know, set out the world’s development agenda for the foreseeable future—in the same way that the Millennium Development Goals provided a frameworkContinue Reading

Filed Under: Events, Health, iFred, International, Jagannath Lamichhane, Mental Health, Movement for Global Mental Health, Research Tagged With: Bidushi Dhungel, depression advocacy, end stigma, finding hope, global mental health, health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, international depression blog, Jagannath Lamichhane, suicide prevention, teach hope, world health organization