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Advocacy Project Idea


When I watched the lessons about the advocacy project, I immediately thought about this idea. I wanted to create something that addressed the issue of depression in a nuanced way.  Since I created this graphic for this issue before I had a clear idea about what I want to advocate for. I find myself working backwards.

People can be and sometimes are displeased and dissatisfied with their situation or their lifestyle, and this is normal. When one lets their dissatisfaction fester can develop into mental illnesses such as depression. With regard to the pandemic, people are not spending as much time socializing as they would before the pandemic. This creates and can increase the feeling of loneliness and this holds true especially for the people that are already experiencing depression. The situation of depression becomes important to address because without intervention this issue can worsen. 

I plan on partnering with the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA. This group aims to improve the quality of life for people that suffer from anxiety or depression. They achieve their mission statement by supporting evidentially based treatments and practices such as therapy and support groups they also fund research about in the depression and anxiety.

What I propose is a program that educates people about this issue of depression. More specifically it would deal with the negative stigma around crying, how to talk to a peer when they feel depressed, it would explain what depression is and it's complexities.

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