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Depression
Websites/Articles/Games
Name | Description | Link |
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University of Michigan, Depression Centre | This Toolkit provides information, tools, support, resources to guide you through your mental health journey and offers help to those experiencing problems with mood, stress/anxiety and individuals diagnosed with depression, bipolar disorders or mood disorders. | https://www.depressioncenter.org/depression-toolkit |
It's ok to talk | Here people having troubles grappling with their mental health share their stories through articles, poems, blogs and more. You are not alone. | http://itsoktotalk.in/all-stories/ |
Blurt | Blurt is a safe space for those suffering from depression. Their blog, free newsletter and comprehensive-resources will help you understand more about depression and some lifestyle changes which may help you. | https://www.blurtitout.org/resources |
Alice, All Jacked Up | Feel like you've fallen into a hole? How does Alice find her way out? How will you? Adventure with Alice as she finds her way out of a similar situation and create your own guide to help in the future. | https://mindyourmind.ca/tools/alice-all-jacked |
Teen Mental Health Speaks: Depression | A comprehensive free magazine on social anxiety disorder. | https://issuu.com/weusthem/docs/magazine_depression |
Mental Health America: Depression | A resource bank for information on depression. | https://mhanational.org/conditions/depression |
Dealing With a Depressive Episode | An article that tells you the symptoms of a depressive episode and a list of 12 things you can do when experiencing one. | https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322495 |
Mental Health Literacy | A daily checklist to to keep track of your activities. | https://mentalhealthliteracy.org/product/taking-charge-health-daily-checklist/ |
Videos
Name | Description | Link |
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What is Depression? | Helen M. Farrell examines the symptoms and treatments of depression, and gives some tips for how you might help a friend who is suffering. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-IR48Mb3W0 |
Learning to Live with Depression: Ted talk | In this talk, Jake shares his insights into living with depression and how connecting to and opening up to a wide online community has affected his relationship with depression. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDPDEKtd2yM |
The Science of Depression | ASAP science attempts to briefly explain the science of depression. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOK1tKFFIQI |
On Depression | A shared experience of depression. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJUvvC_Bv5k |
What Depression Feels Like: A song | N/A | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhBSRE37hFs |
What it feels like to have depression | A young man navigates his education under the shadow of his depression, undergoing extraordinary personal growth as he learns to open up about his mental health battle. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m44d7ryLoU |
12 Things to not say to someone who is depressed | N/A | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzPMZ36KNKs |
Instagram Accounts
Name | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
@therealdepressionproject | This account provides you with books and insightful posts to better understand depression and how unqiue each individual's experience with depression is. | https://www.instagram.com/realdepressionproject/?hl=en |
@the_depression_chronicles11 | N/A | https://www.instagram.com/the_depression_chronicles11/?hl=en |
@millennial.therapist | N/A | https://www.instagram.com/millennial.therapist/?hl=en |
@revelatori | Tori is a writer, artist and therapist from LA. She shares cartoons and comics about mental well-being. | https://www.instagram.com/revelatori/ |
@trevorproject | The leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth. | https://www.instagram.com/trevorproject/ |
@letstalk.mentalhealth | Sharing art and support to raise mental health awareness. | https://www.instagram.com/letstalk.mentalhealth/ |
@what.is.mental.illness | Provides a basic understanding of various issues through colourful charts and pictoral representations. | https://www.instagram.com/what.is.mental.illness/ |
@thegriefspace_ | Provides a community that has experienced grief. It is a safe space and provides talks and resources. | https://www.instagram.com/thegriefspace_/?hl=en |
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