David Lawrence Center participates in National Depression Screening Day

The David Lawrence Center will honor National Depression Screening Day, part of Mental Illness Awareness Week, by offering free depression screenings from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in Building C at the center's main campus, 6075 Bathey Lane off Golden Gate Parkway.

A confidential screening will give individual an opportunity to learn more about anxiety and mood disorders and speak oneon one with a mental health professional. If appropriate, individuals may be referred for a complete evaluation.

David Lawrence Center is a not-for-profit, community mental health center that provides affordable mental health and substance abuse services in Southwest Florida. In addition to helping children with behavioral, emotional and substance abuse challenges, the center provides counseling and rehabilitative services to adults in crisis and individuals with persistent mental illness.

David Lawrence Center has eight locations in Collier County and touches the lives of more than 17,000 people each year.

For more information about the National Depression Screening Day offer, call 455- 8500. Additional information about David Lawrence Center can be found at www. davidlawrencecenter.org.