DETAILS
ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN
The SPEAK and Be Heard… Living With Depression campaign, made possible by AstraZeneca in partnership with the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), is designed to inspire hope and show the importance of seeking help for the unresolved symptoms of depression and developing an appropriate treatment plan with a health care provider in an effort to successfully manage the depressive symptoms of bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder.
Select entries will be used to educate people on bipolar disorder or depression through educational, promotional, and commercial programs that are related to the SPEAK and Be Heard… Living with Depression campaign.
SPEAK OUT TO INSPIRE OTHERS
If you are successfully managing the depressive symptoms of bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder, often referred to simply as depression, we invite you to be an encouraging role model for others by telling the story of your journey as part of the SPEAK and Be Heard… Living With Depression campaign. Share the struggles you have experienced, the challenges you’ve overcome, and the steps you’ve taken to successfully manage your depressive symptoms so you could participate in life again. SPEAK out. Share your journey. In doing so, you’ll share more than your success. You’ll share hope. So SPEAK. Others will hear.
Submissions will be accepted in five forms: essay, video, art, poetry, and song. Please see the full submission guidelines for more information.
SPEAK OUT IN A WAY THAT INSPIRES YOU
We encourage you to submit your personal story—or let your artwork, music or poetry speak as a reflection of your journey—as a way to inspire hope in others with the depressive symptoms of bipolar disorder or depression. Submissions for all categories will be accepted starting on July 20, 2010. To qualify, submissions must be received by the following dates for each category:
- Essay, Song, and Poetry Categories: July 20 - August 13, 2010
- Art and Video Categories: July 20 - September 10, 2010
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SPEAK OUT TO RAISE AWARENESS IN THE PUBLIC
For each of the submission categories, judges from patient, advocacy, health care, literary, film, music and art communities will select three entrants as finalists. In addition to potential media interviews, the selected finalists’ story submissions in each category will be featured on the SPEAK and Be Heard website, www.SpeakAboutDepression.com, on DBSA’s wellness community website, www.FacingUs.org, on AstraZeneca media properties, various social media outlets, and on the website for bp Magazine, which empowers and motivates the community of individuals living with bipolar disorder, or Esperanza, which is a magazine designed for the mental health community. So SPEAK. Others will hear.
