The Newfoundland & Labrador Housing & Homelessness Network (NLHHN), the HOPE Mental Health Team, and Eastern Health are offering a full day workshop on:

Depressive Disorders

9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

NLHHN Provincial Learning Centre

  This workshop is free and open to everyone but registration is limited

PRESENTERS:

 Mary Anne Quinlan Breckenridge, RN

 HOPE Mental Health Ministry

The Worship Centre

Prison Fellowship Canada (NL Rep)

&

Paul March, BA; BSW; RSW

 Mental Health Coordinator

 Prevention and Promotion

 Eastern Health

This will be an overview of major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia), psychotic depression, postpartum depression and seasonal affective disorder. You will learn about prevalence rates and causes associated with findings in genetics, social factors, brain chemistry, structure and development. You will learn about the course and prognosis, signs, symptoms, treatments and recovery. Individuals from HOPE Ministries will be present to share their struggles with these illnesses as lived experiences. Participants will learn about the recovery philosophy. We will review hospital and community resources.

TO REGISTER TO ATTEND IN PERSON, PLEASE CLICK HERE

TO VIEW BY WEBINAR, PLEASE CLICK HERE

For more information about content, please email paul.march@easternhealth.ca

For more information about registration and sign-up, please email david@nlhhn.org