National Depression Screening Day^®

CommunityResponse's National Depression Screening Day is October 11, 2012

National Depression Screening Day raises awareness and screens people for depression and related mood disorders. NDSD is the nation’s oldest voluntary, community-based screening program that gives access to a validated screening questionnaire and provides referral information for treatment. More than half a million people each year have been screened for depression since 1991.

Please Note: Eligible organizations include advocacy groups, social service agencies, hospitals, community health centers/clinics and private practices that are using the program to serve the general public. If you are an EAP provider, HR department, business, or you wish to provide this program to your employees, please go to our WorkplaceResponse section or contact WorkplaceResponse program manager Kathryn Quirk, kquirk@mentalhealthscreening.org.

Components of NDSD include:

Online mental health screening: take a sample screening or view the features of customized online screening.
In-person screening kits and educational materials: Basic Kit and the Older Adult FeelGood Bingo Kit.

Call 781-239-0071 and ask for Molly Foulds or Kathryn Quirk to learn more.

Results of NDSD 2010:

More than 2100 organizations hosted in person screening events across the country in 2010; helping to raise awareness about mental health and increase help-seeking by those at risk.

Here's a snapshot of NDSD 2010:

In Person NDSD Events

There were 567 Community events across the country
There were 150 Military event kits distributed to installations worldwide
285 Colleges held NDSD events

Online Screening

During the months of September and October, 2010:

50,979 community screenings were completed through the websites of participating community-based organizations.
75,563 college screenings were completed through the websites of participating schools.
6,923 workplace screenings were completed through the websites of participating organizations.
12,055 military screenings were completed

Media Highlights:

NDSD was featured in national and local media: Highlights include coverage in/on Consumer Reports Health, Sacramento Bee, Associated Press (syndicated to Chicago Tribune, MSNBC), Health News Digest and Yahoo! Shine (home page of Yahoo.com), WCVB (Boston ABC affiliate) and many more!
NDSD media coverage reached a variety of media outlets including daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, radio stations, TV stations, blogs, Facebook groups and magazines.

Please Note: The CommunityResponse program is for organizations who wish to screen the general public. If you are an EAP or would like to provide this program for your employees, please visit the WorkplaceResponse page.

Register Now!

Call our office at 781-239-0071 and ask for Molly Foulds or Kathryn Quirk to register or learn more about these programs.

National Depression Screening Day®