National Depression Screening Day is TODAY – Thursday, October 5th
Matt and Kristen are joined by Dana Careless, Director of Health Promotion at the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services.
Get a free ‘check up from the neck up’ during this year’s National Depression Screening Day , happening Thursday, October 5th.
Members of DBHIDS will be out in communities throughout the city on Thursday, screening people for depression and other mood disorders at no cost.
There will be two anchor sites downtown and twelve additional community sites hosted by its provider agencies.
Find free screenings online at www.HealthyMindsPhilly.org or any day of the year, or on Thursday, October 5th at:
La Colombe Coffee Roasters from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 100 South Independence Mall (On the corner of 6th and Market Streets) Philadelphia, PA 19106
Jefferson Station from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; set up next to Tiffany’s Bakery. Market Street between 10th and 12th Streets (Enter at 12th and Market Streets). Philadelphia, PA 19107
“You will not have to give your name or any other identifying information if you come out for a screening. Their only interest is getting people screened and providing them with evidence based treatment and other valuable behavioral health services depending on your results.”
Kristen Herrmann is the Program Director and Weekday Morning Show Host on BEN FM. She has been a fixture on the radio in Philadelphia since 2005. As a content creator for BEN FM, Kristen specializes in all things Philadelphia, kids, family and favors the quirky stuff.
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