Distract the person from the brooding that depressed people get stuck in. Emphasize the person s strengths. Remind the person that things are not as black as they might feel. Keeping a routine helps to fight feelings of helplessness and disorganization in the person s thinking and life. If you know how the person has lived life up to this point, you can probably understand how lifestyle has contributed to the depression.
Depressions often improve in a day or two.
If it lasts more than a week, get help. This is the provincial government agency responsible for kids under 18. Service is province-wide. Services available to Band members of Dakota-Tipi, Dauphin River, Fairford, Fisher River, Jackhead, Lake Manitoba, Lake St. Martin, Little Saskatchewan, and Peguis . Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba Same services as above, to status Aboriginal children and families from 18 First Nation communities in Northern Manitoba.