Philadelphia, September 15, 2014 – The Hero’s Journey’s Foundation’s new initiative to build an international Online Community Center for Living Well with Depression (licensetolive.net) stems from the belief that support and its benefits grow exponentially when we’re all connected. “Depression is a painfully lonely and isolating experience. And the more lonely and isolated people feel, the less likely they are to recover from depression, and the more likely they are to commit suicide,” the online community center’s founder Stefanie Glick said. “We’re using the internet’s unique power to unite and support a global community in need.”
And it seems the non-profit organization’s timing couldn’t be better. Just last week, the World Health Organization issued its first global report on suicide prevention, with the sobering news that one person ages 10-64 dies from suicide every 40 seconds, and the amount of life lost (and worldwide disability) attributable to depression will soon be greater …