October 10, 2008
by Susie Pender
Health care professionals at Northern Westchester Hospital on Route 117 in Mt. Kisco, New York, will be conducting free, confidential depression screenings from 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. in conference room A.
Individuals who come to the hospital for this National Depression Screening Day event will complete a brief, written questionnaire, learn about the symptoms of depression and learn how to help a friend or family member who may be at risk for depression. For more information, call 914-666-1590.
National Depression Screening Day is designed to call attention to the illness of depression on a national level, educate the public about its symptoms and effective treatments, offer individuals the opportunity to be screened for depression and connect those in need of treatment to the mental health care system. Starting with only 90 sites in its first year, the Screening Day program has grown to reach more than 85,000 people at 3,000 sites nationwide.
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