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How to Partner with Higher Plain |
Higher Plain works in partnership with local, regional, and state entities
to help achieve quality health care and health literacy, while improving
access to health care. We help our partners design, develop, and
access funding, manage innovative community–based
projects, and provide training and consultations in many areas of mental
health. Call or contact Higher Plain for consultation on these challenges
in your community.
The following is a case study of how communities
can partner with Higher Plain on the Beyond Depression Project.
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You are invited to partner with
us in our mission to combat the negative consequences of untreated depression.
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Stigma and a lack of understanding prevent our
family members and friends from receiving quality treatment for depression.
Without treatment for depression, the depressed are trapped in an overwhelming
cycle of believing that life is too difficult, that a situation can not
improve, and that there is no point in asking for or receiving care. Every
part of a healthy community can become a partner in reducing the negative
consequences of untreated depression. We need you to join with us in getting
the word out that depression is treatable. |
Health care providers may:
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- Download the toolkit for medical providers
and use the assessment and monitoring tools with their patients.
- Hand out information about our website to obtain Toolkits for Those
Living With Depression to their patients and their family members.
- Request training or consultation for their staff or co-workers so that
they are better equipped to educate consumers and their families.
- Contact Higher Plain about grant opportunities and community-building.
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Community and Faith Based Organizations
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- Work with Higher Plain Inc. to plan Beyond Depression Community Meetings
to educate and advocate for assessment and treatment for depression.
- Download from our website a copy of Beyond Depression: Toolkit for Community
Members, or volunteer to hand out copies to businesses and service clubs.
- Request a speaker to come to your community
- Clip out and copy sections of the toolkit for church bulletins, paycheck
stuffers, or use toolkit information for public service announcements.
- Contact our staff and request a consultation and training for your service
group or your constituents.
- Get the word out that depression is a treatable condition.
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Those Living with Depression may:
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- Educate yourselves by reading everything you can about
depression, starting with Toolkits For Those Who Live With Depression.
- Contact us with questions and concerns.
- Share a copy of your materials with other members of your family or
community group.
- Give us feedback on the information you find in the toolkit. Tell
us what
information you found to be helpful, and tell us if you think something
was missing.
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