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LiveWell Foundation: Depression Awareness, Education & FREE Support
OUR MISSION: LWF aims to raise public awareness and understanding of depression, and to seek innovative solutions for helping people live well.
WHAT WE DO: We work towards creating communities in which all people with depression have equal access to information, support, and hope.
DID YOU KNOW? The LiveWell Program® -- a one-of-a-kind, community-based psychoeducational program -- is endorsed by renowned mental health experts?
VISIT US AT: www.livewell-foundation.org
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OUR INSPIRATIONAL HONOREE: JENNIFER MICHAEL HECHT
"Eloquent and affecting" -- David Brooks, New York Times, on Hecht's book, Stay: A History of Suicide and the Arguments Against It (Yale University Press)
“One of the most original and entertaining books of the year.” -- Publisher’s Weekly, on Hecht's book of poetry, Funny
JENNIFER MICHAEL HECHT is a poet, historian, and commentator. Her books have been translated into many languages, including the bestselling book Doubt: A History (The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson), and The Happiness Myth: The Historical Antidote to What Isn't Working Today. She is now writing, The Wonder Paradox (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux), a guide to using poetry to find meaning, invoke awe, and rest in some clarity of mind. Jennifer has also written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The New Yorker. She has been featured on many radio programs, including On Being with Krista Tippet, the BBC, Talk of the Nation, and Brian Lehrer; and has appeared on Hardball on MSNBC, the Discovery Channel, and The Morning Show. Jennifer holds a Ph.D. in the history of science/European cultural history from Columbia University and has taught in the MFA program at Columbia University and the New School in New York City.
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WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO:
- Every year, approximately 25 million American adults will experience at least one major depressive episode. Yet over 70% of those who are suffering receive no treatment -- with cost and accessibility being major barriers to care.
Philadelphia is being hit especially hard. As the city with the highest rate of deep poverty in the nation, untreated depression is wreaking havoc on individuals, families, and our communities.
Untreated depression is the leading cause of suicide; and another American dies by suicide every 12.4 minutes.
Major Depressive Disorder is the leading cause of disability in the U.S., with depression’s annual toll on U.S. businesses amounting to about $80 billion per year.
HELP US MAKE A DIFFERENCE!