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<TITLE>Family Depression Prevention: Raising Healthy Children</TITLE>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><H4><P ALIGN="CENTER">Welcome to the site dedicated to prevent depression and raise healthy kids by strengthing family connections. Beware...If you proceed further you may feel less depressed!</P><H4></P>

<B><H3>General Description</H3>

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<LI>This is a

place where you can learn how to

get over the negative effects of

depression on your family. This ls a

place where you can learn from

your depression and raise healthier

children. We are also researching

whether it's possible to prevent

children at high risk of developing

depression, from ever getting

depressed. If you are a parent who

has sufferer clinlical depression,

your children are at very high risk

of getting depressed.

<LI>We are a team of Kaiser Permanente, University of Vermont and private -Networks Inc.- behavioral health professionals

offering a state-wide

depression prevention educational

program. The program is offered for whole families

in five day-long Saturday conferences

over one year. We are funded by the

Kaiser Permanente Research Institute and

generous unrestricted educational grants from

Pfizer Pharmaceutical Company,

Eli Lilly & Co., and SmithKline Beecham. This program is free and offered to all (regardless of insurance) research entrance criteria must be met, however.

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<H3>Conference Schedules</H3>

<LI> Day #1-April 10th, 1999

<LI> Day #2-May 15th, 1999

<LI> Day #3-October 23rd, 1999?

<LI> Day #4-TBA

<LI> Day #5-TBA

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<H2>Homework Assignments</H2>

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<LI>From 1st conference-April 10th, 1999<LI>

From 2nd conference-May 15th, 1999

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<H3>Private Bulletin Board (Restricted to program participants)</H3>

[email protected]

(Questions, for assistance, or to send your homework in to Mary-Jane Merchant)</P>

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