National Depression Initiative

The National Depression Initiative (NDI) is an Initiative run in New Zealand that has 2 comprehensive websites,  a helpline and text service that are part of the National Telehealth Service.

• The thelowdown.co.nz: is a website for young people that offers information and tools for handling life issues, stress, depression and anxiety. This section offers a safe forum where teens can ask questions. The website has had almost 87,000 users in 2015/2016 and around 1.5 million unique users since its launch in 2010.
• depression.org.nz: a website for adults that has had around four million unique users since it's launch. 
• A free and confidential 24/7 helpline 0800 111 757
• Text services 4202 (for adults) or 5626 (for young people)

 

Organisation

Country: New Zealand

Preventing Depression and Improving Awareness through Networking in the EU (PREDI-NU)

Preventing Depression and Improving Awareness through Networking in the EU (PREDI-NU) is a project intended to contribute to the promotion of mental health and the prevention of depression and suicidality through information and communication technologies (ICT). It started on September 1, 2011 with a duration of 36 months. The goal of the project was to develop an internet-based guided self-management tool for mild to moderate depression. The self-management tool will soon be accessible on the European Mental Health website www.ifightdepression.com.PREDI-NU was built upon the experience of two EU-funded and internationally recognized depression and suicide prevention projects:

• The European Alliance Against Depression (EAAD)
• Optimising Suicide Prevention Programmes and their Implementation in Europe (OSPI-Europe)
• The evidence-based multi-level depression awareness and suicide prevention concept established through this previous work provides a solid foundation through which to develop opportunities for innovative ICT interventions.

PREDI-NU was coordinated by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hegerl (University of Leipzig, Germany) and co-coordinated by Dr. Ella Arensman (National Suicide Reserach Foundation Ireland). The project was funded by the European Commission in the Framework of the Health Programme - Consumer, Health and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA)

 

Organisation

Address: European Alliance against Depression e.V. Goerdelerring 9 04109 Leipzig

Country: Germany

Email: contact@eaad.net