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How to Partner with Higher Plain
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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
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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 may:
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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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