1. Depression Jonathan Baggs-Green Callie Shea Patrick Salmon Anthony Bush Dave Range

2. Depression… …is the leading cause of disability in Australia The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that by 2020, depression will be the second biggest health problem world-wide, behind heart disease

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4. What Is It? Depression is one of the most common mental health problems. Depression becomes an illness when: the mood state is severe, it lasts for two weeks or more and it interferes with the person’s ability to function at home or at work. It is a combination of biological, genetic and psychological factors.

5. What Causes It? Biological Genetic Psychological Who does if effect?

6. Identifying Learning Needs

7. Strategies to Help

8. Strategies to Lower Risk

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