Aware Defeat Depression
Aware Defeat Depression has been working since 1996 to support all those in Northern Ireland affected by depression or bipolar disorder (manic depression). We also welcome and support carers. We opened our first office in Derry/Londonderry and now have a second office in York Street, Belfast where our helpline is based. We have an established network of twenty support groups in rural and urban areas across the country, which are run by our trained volunteers.
Aware Defeat Depression is the only charity in Northern Ireland which works exclusively with and for people with depression. Most of us have an understanding of the illness through caring for someone affected or from personal experience. We believe that the people who use our services should have a say in how they are developed and delivered, so we employ people with depression at every level in the organisation, including the Board of Directors.
We rely on our dedicated and caring volunteers who run our support groups and helpline, many of whom began as users of our services themselves, to keep us informed and help us stay in touch with peoples needs.
Our Mission is to
Create a society where as few people as possible ever experience depression and those that do are helped to recover with dignity and respect.
Involve People
We help people to take control of their illness and their personal life and we work with organisations to help them become more aware of the needs of people with depression
Have an Holistic Approach
We recognise that positive mental health is more than just the absence of mental illness and will promote positive coping skills, self awareness, good self esteem, warm relationships and good physical health
Treat people Equally and with Respect
Our stakeholders will be treated in a non-judgmental manner, with dignity and respect, and have equal opportunity to develop to their full potential
Partnerships
We will work together with a wide range of groups to maximise our ability to realise our mission
Quality
Services will be of the highest quality, reflect evidence based best practice, be well planned and managed. The organisation will be effective, efficient and accountable in all its work.
Funders
Aware Defeat Depression gratefully acknowledges all support received in the financial year 20010/11 from Health Trusts, schools, businesses, Trust and Grant making bodies and individuals, some of whom are named here
- Big Lottery
- Comic Relief
- Loreto Grammar School
- St Marys Boys Priamry School
- Ulster Chemists Association
- Department of Health, Social Services & Public Safety
- Belfast Education & Library Board
- Southern Health Trust
- Western Health Trust
- Eastern Health Trust
- Derry City Council
- ESB Electric Aid
- Youth Justice Agency
- Strabane Golf Club
- North West Regional College
- Dowds Electrical Ltd
- Ulster Bank Staff Fund
- Greencastle Golf Club
- Lloyds TSB
- Mary Elaine McCavert
- Thersa McCullough
- Harry Austin
- Mervyn Donaldson
- Gerry Donelly
- Queens RAG
- Hewlett Packard
- Diane Carlisle
- Dunloy GAA Club
- Robert Donnelly
- Sharon Sinclair