Date of Award

Spring 2024

Document Type

Project – Full Written

Degree Name

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Committee Chair

Ashley Isaac-Dockery

Abstract

The DNP Project was designed to educate the community on identifying the signs of depression and the community resources available to them. The intent of the project was to improve the community’s knowledge of depression symptoms and the community resources available that offer assistance to those dealing with these symptoms. There is a great need for education on depression signs, as many in various communities suffer from untreated depression, which often leads to negative outcomes. The impact of the project implementation was measured by using pre- and post-survey data evaluating the participants' overall knowledge of the signs of depression, stigma associated with depression, recognizing depression, and community resources available to get help. Knowledge in all six survey items demonstrated improvement in the post-survey after intervention. In conclusion, providing the community the education on the signs of depression and the resources available can increase knowledge and be effective in decreasing the risk of suicide.

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