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FREE, ANONYMOUS SCREENINGS FOR DEPRESSION
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2006
NATIONAL DEPRESSION SCREENING DAY

Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens is joining National Depression Screening Day (NDSD), Thursday, October 5, 2006. All can take advantage of free, anonymous depression screenings by health professionals at one of our screening sites:

Queens: Corona Elmhurst Clinic Glendale Mental Health Clinic
37-22 82nd Street, 2nd Fl. 67-29 Myrtle Avenue, 2nd Fl.
Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Glendale, NY 11385
(718) 779-1600 (718) 456-7001

Rockaway Mental Health Clinic Woodside Clinic & Forensics 13-29 Beach Channel Drive Services
Far Rockaway, NY 11691 61-20 Woodside Avenue
(718) 337-6800 Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 779-1234

Brooklyn: Flatlands Guidance Center
2000 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718) 377-5755

National Depression Screening Day (NDSD), held each year during Mental Illness Awareness Week, is designed to call attention to the illnesses of depression, manic-depression, PTSD and anxiety on a national level, to educate the public about their symptoms and effective treatments, to offer individuals the opportunity to be screened for the disorders, and to connect those in need of treatment to the mental health care system. The 16th Annual Depression Screening is sponsored by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens has been providing quality social services to our neighbors for over 100 years. Our community-based mental health clinics provide a broad range of outpatient services to those most in need.

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