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Use this site to identify many disorders - good info for parents with helpful links.

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Major depressive disorder is a severe episode of depression that tends to last from seven to nine months. A child with major depression experiences persistent, intense feelings of sadness and hopelessness that significantly impact her daily life and ability to function.
Symptoms

Unusual sadness, persisting even when circumstances change

Reduced interest in activities she once enjoyed; reduced feelings of anticipation

Involuntary changes in weight

Shifts in sleep patterns

Sluggishness

Harsh self-assessment ("I'm ugly. I'm no good. I'll never make friends.")

Thoughts of or attempts at suicide

Treatment
Major depression is sometimes treatable with therapy alone, but experts agree that a combination of therapy and medication is usually the best approach.

Childhood and adolescent depression is often treated with interpersonal therapy (IPT), behavioral activation or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

Medications combating depression are designed to increase the supply of certain neurotransmitters whose absence is linked to depression. These drugs include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which are safe if properly managed. The FDA has decided that all antidepressants run the risk of encouraging suicidal thoughts, and they all carry warning labels. But the phenomenon is rare and has been tied only to suicidal ideation, not actual suicide attempts.

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Quick Facts on Major Depressive Disorder

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Major depressive disorder is a severe episode of depression that tends to last from seven to nine months. A child with major depression experiences persistent, intense feelings of sadness and hopelessness that significantly impact her daily life and ability to function.

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This resource gives me an idea of how the referral process works in schools. The health care tool box is beneficial, as well as Kristi, the school counselor at Bonham

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Article for a Suicide Prevention Program 

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Article for a Suicide Prevention Program 

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Suicide Article 1 - Yellow Ribbon Program

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Depression and Bi-Polar Disorder Reference

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Depression and Bi-Polar Disorder Reference