"The LiveWell Foundation's work is very important, and should make a real impact on [the treatment of] chronic depression."  -- Dr. Aaron T. Beck, MD, the father of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

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What sets LiveWell apart?

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By the people, for the people.

LEADING A NEW CENTURY OF DEPRESSION TREATMENT

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And, with the majority of Americans unable to access or afford the therapy and medication they want -- leaving millions of people failed by an expensive private health care system and an overburdened community mental health care system -- peer-led interventions are a cost-effective way to reach a wide and diverse population in need. 

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Many decades of research proves that peer support is an evidence-based practice for the treatment of depression. In fact, peer support not only performs better than psychotherapy for the recovery process, but it will actually determine the effectiveness of other treatment options, such as therapy and medication. Furthermore,

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We're on a mission to remedy society's alarming paucity of easily accesible, affordable, and relevant community-based peer support options for people living with depression. For example, if you do a Google seach for free depression group in your own community, (such as you might expect to easily find a local 12-step group for substance use), you'll be hard-pressed to find the depression support you want. And even among the few support group options that do exist, most are not depression-specific (serving people with 'mental illness' in general), not psychoedcuational (talking versus skill-based approach, teach people the skills they desperately want and need to feel better, and stay better), and sporadically-offered/infrequent (but we know that in order to recover and prevent relapse, people need daily support from a supportive network of peers).    the LiveWell ,c.,c.,

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Through our free and open-to-the-public peer-led LiveWell support groups, we're also aiming to advance the quality of peer-led interventions for the treatment of depression.  Behaviroal health and psychoeducation at its most innovative, relevant, and effective, our curriculum-based wellness program is

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Our volunteer-run, peer-led wellness program offers a sustainable solution to our country's devastsing public health crisis of untreated depression and soaring suicide rates. Our volunteer peers are changemakers: 

 

that is taking peo devasting lives and       higher social impact crisis: empowering both indiviuals and communities to take control of their own depression treatment and ongoing mental health care.

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“I strongly endorse the LiveWell Program which has helped so many individuals to deal with their persistent depression and anxiety.   

 

-- Dr. Aaron T. Beck, MD, 

the 'father' of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Why we need to act now

 

Every year, one out of five American adults will experience

at least one major depressive episode. 

Major depression is associated with greater functional impairment and higher societal costs than any other chronic health problem; and another American dies by suicide every 12 minutes.  

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Over 70% of those suffering cannot access or afford the depression support and treatment thy desperately want and need. 

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EASY ACCESS & FREE DEPRESSION SUPPORT SAVES LIVES

Designed to teach people the skills they need to reduce symptoms and relapses of depression.  

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