Families for Depression Awareness
Mental Health CareMassachusetts, United States11-50 Employees
Families for Depression Awareness is a national nonprofit in the mental health care sector that provides education, outreach, and advocacy to help families recognize and cope with depression and bipolar disorder, with the aim of supporting treatment access and suicide prevention. Its work centers on educating family caregivers and caring adults about teen and adult mood disorders, offering resources and webinars to guide both those affected and their supporters, and managing Care for Your Mind, an advocacy blog that promotes informed mental health advocacy. Based in the Greater Boston area (Waltham, Massachusetts), the organization is formed by families impacted by depression or bipolar disorder or by those who have lost a loved one to suicide, and it operates without delivering direct clinical services. In addition to its educational offerings, FFDA coordinates community partnerships and events, such as collaborations with local youth initiatives to advance mental wellness, but it does not operate a crisis line or provide emergency services.