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Featured Items Men Get Depression — A Public Awareness Campaign The Men Get Depression National Awareness Campaign is an effort to increase knowledge, reduce stigma, and promote screening and treatment for male depression. Materials were created by Academy Award® winning State of the Art. The campaign kicked off in November, 2007 with a National Symposium on Health Disparities in Male Depression in Washington, D.C. An extensive community outreach plan built awareness of the issue of men and depression this Spring. This led up to a national broadcast which aired on PBS stations around the country. In Milwaukee, Public Television, Channel 10 and Channel 36, broadcast the documentary entitled Men Get Depression. This one hour special provided information about men and depression with special attention to various stages of the life cycle (Men ages 18–30, 30–55 and 55). Locally, Mental Health America of Wisconsin (formerly the Mental Health Association of Wisconsin) hosted a screening of the documentary as part of MPTV’s Community Cinema Series on Wednesday, May 14th at 7 p.m. at Discovery World Museum, in Milwaukee. This event, open to the public, was well-attended and included a panel discussion. The screening and broadcast of the segment was made possible by funding from the Charles E. Kubly Foundation. Throughout the summer, Mental Health America of Wisconsin and its affiliates will host mini-events throughout the State of Wisconsin to share the documentary and educate about mental health resources. Please see the MHA’s website at: www.mhawisconsin.org for more information. Copies of the outreach DVD are available at your public library. The Charles E. Kubly Foundation is committed to funding quality programs that improve the outlook for those with depression and prevent suicide. Consider a gift to help support efforts to educate about depression and reduce the stigma associated with it.
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