Hope for Minds & Hearts

Congregational Depression Awareness Program (CDAP)
4-Week Study starting in the spring of 2025

We are launching a program to disseminate valuable information about depression to individuals directly and indirectly impacted by depression. Participants will receive instruction, resources, and ongoing support on the following topics:

• Recognizing the signs and symptoms of depression
• Strategies to overcome the stigma associated with depression and other mental illnesses
• Medical and psychosocial treatments for depression
• Assisting individuals who need help identifying and accessing mental health services
• Providing informal (i.e., non-professional) support to complement the professional care individuals suffering from depression are receiving
• Providing guidance and support for individuals who have a loved one suffering from depression
• Recognizing and responding to suicide warning signs

Local and national resources (e.g., National Alliance on Mental Illness, Mental Health America, Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention).
Some homework between sessions.

• Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology and How You Can Heal - By Donna Jackson Nakazawa
• Grace for Afflicted - By Matthew S. Stanford
• Out of the Darkness and Into The Light - By Daniel Hale, Ph. D.
• Resurrecting the Person: Friendship and the Care of People with Mental Health Problems - By John Swinton
• The Deepest Well - By Nadine Burke Harris, M.D.
• Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church's Mission - By Amy Simpson
• What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing - By Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph. D. and Oprah Winfrey
• The Noonday Demon: An Atlas Of Depression - By Andrew Solomon
• The Body Keeps The Score - By Bessel Van der Kolk