Posts Tagged ‘Yahoo’

To Volunteer at a Depression Hotline- What training is necessary, and how exactly is it structured?

Sunday, November 29th, 2009


Hi
I am very interested in pursuing a volunteer job at a depression hotline. I was just curious to know if anyone has had any experience with this- I’d love to hear about your experience.

Also, although I don’t know the specifics, I’m sure there’s some sort of training involved in order to know how to deal with certain situations and such (They can’t let just any random yahoo come off the streets to do this job). I’m curious as to what sort of training would be involved, and what kind of red tape I would need to get through in order to acquire a position like this. Thanks!

What damage does depression do to the brain and how can you treat it?

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Tanja asked:


How does it effect your chemical balance, your brain? Is it critical or will be critical later in life? I just read on Yahoo News that Clinical stress could increase risk of Alzheimer’s later in life. Does age matter like during teen years? I had depression and begun running. I noticed that I have a hard time focusing and absorbing information. I forgot a lot of things. All my brain seems to focus on is emotions. Can I change that? The running has made me feel a lot better afterwards.