Young People's Program

Annual Symposium

DRADA, in cooperation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, hosts an annual mood disorders symposium. This event is held at Johns Hopkins Medical Campus every year in early spring. Ticket prices are discounted for Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® - click here for free download). The purpose of the symposium is to inform interested persons about the latest research findings concerning depression and bipolar illness. The program seeks to answer questions concerning diagnosis, treatment, and new findings in basic and clinical research on mood disorders. This program is valuable to mental health professionals, patients, family members of people living with these illnesses, as well as the general public. Every year, there are speakers who present their own stories of how depression and bipolar illness have affected them. Symposium speakers have included:

Dick Cavett

Drew Carey

Art Buchwald

Greg Montgomery

Click If you would like to read some Smooth Sailing summaries of symposium speakers please click here.

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Newsletter

Smooth Sailing is DRADA's quarterly newsletter to members. Included in the newsletter are articles about new medical advances, book reviews, and personal experiences from those who are affected by the illness. DRADA members find our newsletters to be very helpful and informative.

Additional benefits of the newsletter include:

Access to up-to-date medical information from psychiatrists at the top hospital in the U.S. (U.S. News and World Reports).

Feel connected to a larger community that cares about mood disorders and those affected by them.

Share in others' personal experiences and possibly write something about your own.

Click here to read a piece from a previous Smooth Sailing.

To become a member or find out more about member benefits click here.

Young People's Outreach Program

DRADA's most notable educational program is the Young People's Outreach Program, which seeks to:

Raise awareness about depression and bipolar illness in adolescents.

Decrease stigma attached to mood disorders in adolescents.

Facilitate open discussion about this often dangerous illnesses in teenagers.

Increase knowledge of how to get help.

Mental health professionals from DRADA or involved with DRADA visit high schools to talk about depression to students, parents, and teachers. This program continues to expand and already is well recognized for its effectiveness in teaching teens about the signs and symptoms of depression as well as where to seek help. These visits include presentations of "Day for Night-Recognizing Teenage Depression", DRADA's award winning video.

Books and Videos

DRADA sells a variety of books and videos, which can be used for personal use or to teach others about depression and bipolar illness. These books and videos have been reviewed by a team of Hopkins doctors, nurses, and DRADA board members and are recommended because of the outstanding quality of information they provide. Click on the "DRADA Store" button on the side navigation bar to learn more about the books and videos or to order.

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