FILMMAKERS' COMMENTS

Our goal in making this film was to bring some understanding and awareness to the depression that leads to suicide. The numbers are daunting. Few understand the illness of depression that can lead to this final act.

Hopefully, with this understanding, people will recognize the danger signs, get help, and save a life.

We want viewers to gain a fuller understanding about the thoughts and feelings of people who are depressed and suicidal. You will learn about the psychological, cultural, biological and social factors that contribute to depression and suicide.

This film is intended to help eliminate the stigma and shame associated with depression and suicide. It clarifies warning signs that friends, parents, teachers and others need to recognize about depression.

Finally, the film presents realistic and effective steps to treat depression and to prevent suicide.

National Alliance on Mental Illness

Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance

Mental Health America

NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH

September 2009

ADVISORS FOR THE FILM

Benaye Rogers

Executive Director, CONTACT Crisis Line - Dallas

Missy Wall

Teen Outreach Director, CONTACT Crisis Line - Dallas

Beth Kennard, PSYD

Specializes in Adolescent Psychiatry; CBT; Child

Psychiatry; Depression, Suicide & Teen Suicide

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Eric J. Nestler, M.D., Ph.D.

Chair in Psychiatric Research,

UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

David Rudd, Ph.D.

Suicide Researcher & Chair, Department of Psychology, Texas Tech University

Rick Carson, ACSW, DCSW

Author, Therapist, & Trainer for mental health professionals

David Meyers, MD

Chief, Medical Practice Divisionof EmCare, Inc.