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"After being a health journalist for over a decade and reporting on just about every condition under the sun, it still makes me SO upset to see that when it comes to depression and other mental health issues, we still have such a long way to go. Statistics show that fewer than half of people experiencing depression seek treatment for it, and that they often avoid it because they blame themselves, wrongly thinking it&amp;#039;s a personal weakness or something they can just &amp;quot;get over.&amp;quot; In many cases, treatment for depression is successful. But it can be hard to figure out if you&amp;#039;re just having a temporary bout of the blues or if it&amp;#039;s something you need to see a mental health professional about. One tool that can get you started in the right direction is this online, anonymous, screening: www.mentalhealthscreening.org  Or you can do it in person: Today is National Depression Screening Day and you can get screened free at over 1,000 sites nationwide. If you go to an event near you, you can fill out a brief questionnaire which will ask questions about how you&amp;#039;ve been feeling lately. You&amp;#039;ll get a score and have the opportunity to talk to a mental health professional one-on-one about the results and any concerns you might have. You won&amp;#039;t get diagnosed there, it&amp;#039;s just meant to be an indication of whether you should get further help. Click here to find somewhere near you. -Amy Brightfield, Health Director "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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