European Alliance Against Depression e.V.

About EAAD The European Alliance Against Depression (EAAD), an international non-profit organisation based in Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig, Germany, seeks to improve care and optimise treatment for patients with depressive disorders and to prevent suicidal behaviour. Preventing depression and suicidal behaviour is a complex task that goes beyond the boundaries of healthcare. The EAAD community-based 4-Level Approach aims to reduce depression and suicidal behaviour by creating regional support networks between the health sector, patients and their relatives, community facilitators and the general public. The programme is considered to be one of the most promising strategies in the area of mental health and has been adopted in more than 100 regions in Germany and Europe. EAAD hosts the iFightDepression® website which was launched in 2014 to equip sufferers of depression with information about the disease. It also offers the iFightDepression® Tool – a free, online guided self-management programme designed to help individuals to manage symptoms and to promote recovery. Established in 2004, EAAD currently has 29 members in Europe, Australia, Canada, Africa and Chile. To learn more about EAAD, please visit: www.eaad.net