Getting started
An overview of depression : frequently asked questions
Where to start : deciding you can help
Seeing through their eyes : what depression feels like
What to say
Opening the conversation : first things to say
Words that wound : what not to say
Words that work : what to say
Do's and don'ts : a helpful reference
Answering the unanswerable : responding to difficult questions
What to do
Without words : using body language to show your support
Some practical support : ways you can help keep life on track
Gifting : what you can give to help healing happen
Suicide
Warning signs : what to look for
Assessing imminent danger : what to ask
Still here : moving toward survival
Living day to day
Situation by situation : one thing at a time
Kids and teenagers
Tips for kids : when someone in the family is suffering from depression
Tips about kids : when they are depressed themselves
Taking care of yourself
Talking to yourself : sustaining your strength.