St. Clair County’s Health Department provides a wide-array of services and educational classes, and they are now offering a program to bring awareness to the dangers of depression. The local health department’s Teen Health Center is now offering a program designed to increase awareness of depression and it’s connection to suicide, through their LEAD’s program. L.E.A.D.S, which stands for Linking, Education and Awareness of Depression and Suicide, focuses on identifying the sign’s, symptoms and warning signals of depression, and what to do if you see them. The 3-hour sessions are free to schools and organizations, and are designed for 9th-12th graders. For more information on the program, or other services offered by the Teen Health Center, give them call at: 810-987-1311.
