Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Jimmy Brown, Firefighter. “You think I’m this big, tough fireman. I’m supposed to be able to deal with anything.” (:30 TV PSA)

Jimmy Brown, Firefighter. “Many days I just didn’t want to get out of bed.” (:30 TV PSA)

Steve Lappen, Writer. “It just simply invades every pore of your skin.” (:30 TV PSA)

Bill Maruyama, Lawyer. “You lose your dreams, and you lose your hopes.” (:30 TV PSA)
TV PSA Bill Maruyama QT (mov Video) | TV PSA Bill Maruyama WM (wmv Video)| TV PSA Bill Maruyama Flash (swf Video)

Shawn Colten, National Diving Champion. “Something that used to make you happy makes you cry now for no reason.” (:30 TV PSA)
TV PSA Shawn Colten QT (mov Video) | TV PSA Shawn Colten WM (wmv Video) | TV PSA Shawn Colten Flash (swf Video)

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

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)

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)

Rodolfo Palma-Lulión, College Student. “Yo nunca escuchado de un hombre latino teniendo depresión”. (:30 TV PSA) TV PSA Rodolfo Palma-Lulión QT (mov Video)| Transcript and Translation

Melvin Martin, Marketing Executive. “The depression became an entity that I was able to identify”. (:30 TV PSA) TV PSA Melvin Martin QT (mov Video) | TV PSA Melvin Martin WM (wmv Video) | TV PSA Melvin Martin Flash (swf Video)

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) TV PSA Tuffy Sierra QT (mov Video) | TV PSA Tuffy Sierra WM (wmv Video) | TV PSA Tuffy Sierra Flash (swf Video)

Jimmy Brown, Firefighter. “You think I’m this big, tough fireman.” (:30 Radio PSA)
TV PSA Jimmy Brown WM - You think (wmv Video)
Steve Lappen, Writer. “It just simply invades every pore of your skin.” (:30 Radio PSA)
TV PSA Steve Lappen Flash (swf Video)
Rodolfo Palma-Lulión, College Student. “Being Latino made it harder because there's a silence over things (:30 Radio PSA)
MP3 Player | Being Latino — transcript
Rodolfo Palma-Lulión, College Student. “Yo estaba cansado todo el tiempo”. (:30 Radio PSA)
MP3 Player | Transcript and Translation
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)
Radio PSA Melvin Martin MP4 (mp4 Video)
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)
TV PSA Tuffy Sierra QT (mov Video)

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

Men and Depression