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Jimmy Brown

Jimmy Brown, Firefighter. “You think I’m this big, tough fireman. I’m supposed to be able to deal with anything.” (:30 TV PSA)
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Jimmy Brown, Firefighter. “Many days I just didn’t want to get out of bed.” (:30 TV PSA)
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Steve Lappen

Steve Lappen, Writer. “It just simply invades every pore of your skin.” (:30 TV PSA)
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Bill Maruyama
Bill Maruyama, Lawyer. “You lose your dreams, and you lose your hopes.” (:30 TV PSA)
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Shawn Colten
Shawn Colten, National Diving Champion. “Something that used to make you happy makes you cry now for no reason.” (:30 TV PSA)
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Paul Gottlieb

.Paul Gottlieb, Publisher. “I used to play matador with buses.” (:30 TV PSA)
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Patrick McCathern

Patrick McCathern, First Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, Retired. “Because you have to deal with it. It doesn’t just go away.” (:30 TV PSA)
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Rene Ruballo

Rene Ruballo, Police Officer. “I lost interest with the kids and doing the things that we used to do… you know, that families do.” (:30 TV PSA)
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Rodolfo Palma-Luliòn

Rodolfo Palma-Lulión, College Student. “Being Latino makes it harder, because there’s this silence over things.” (:30 TV PSA)
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Rodolfo Palma-Lulión, College Student. “Yo nunca escuchado de un hombre latino teniendo depresión”. (:30 TV PSA) Quick Time | Transcript and Translation


 Melvin Martin
Melvin Martin, Marketing Executive. “The depression became an entity that I was able to identify”. (:30 TV PSA) Quick Time | Windows Media | Flash


Tuffy Sierra
Tuffy Sierra, Trauma and recovery specialist. “Depression for us as Indian men is not diagnosed because of the trauma we’ve suffered”. (:30 TV PSA) Quick Time | Windows Media | Flash

For Radio

  • Jimmy Brown, Firefighter. “You think I’m this big, tough fireman.” (:30 Radio PSA)
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  • Steve Lappen, Writer. “It just simply invades every pore of your skin.” (:30 Radio PSA)
    Flash

  • Rodolfo Palma-Lulión, College Student. “Being Latino made it harder because there's a silence over things (:30 Radio PSA)
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  • Rodolfo Palma-Lulión, College Student. “Yo estaba cansado todo el tiempo”. (:30 Radio PSA)
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  • Rodolfo Palma-Lulión, College Student. “Nadie habla de depresión… en las comunas latinas”. (:30 Radio PSA)
    MP3 Player | Transcript and Translation

  • Melvin Martin, Marketing Executive. “The depression became an entity that I was able to identify”. (:30 Radio PSA)
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  • Tuffy Sierra, Trauma and recovery specialist, Member of the Oglala Tribe. “Depression for us as Indian men is not diagnosed because of the trauma we’ve suffered”. (:30 Radio PSA)
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    For Print

  • Jimmy Brown, Firefighter. “There were days when I thought I’d never be myself again.” PDF

  • Steve Lappen, Writer. “It affects the way you think, it affects the way you feel….” PDF

  • Rene Ruballo, Police Officer. “I lost interest in doing things with the kids….” PDF

  • Rodolfo Palma-Lulión, College Student. “No one talks about depression. No one has depression in a Latino community.” PDF

  • Patrick McCathern, First Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, Retired.“It’s like you’re falling down this big sinkhole….” PDF

  • "La Comunidad Latina" PDF — "The Latino Community"

  • Melvin Martin, Marketing Executive, Member of the Oglala, Lakota Nation. “I felt such an utter and all pervasive sense of hopelessness.” PDF