Break Free From Depression 

 The Break Free from Depression Curriculum features a compelling documentary that focuses on a diverse group of adolescents talking about their struggles with depression and suicide. Students will learn about their symptoms, how their lives were impacted, and the methods they used for coping with depression through their own words. They are not actors and the documentary is not scripted. This story telling technique was chosen so that youth are able to learn about symptoms and recognize their impact through their peers’ own words. The documentary also addresses hope. The adolescents in the film do not only share their distress, but also ways they found help and relief, and the skills they have learned to manage the depression.