what can a person do about depression when they cannot afford medical treatment.

[seabeyond]

for at least a year my brother has talked about signs of depression and i received a call today.

probably like chronic. i remember a call from brother about a year ago about sleeping all the time. so not him. lack of energy. failure. could be genetic in a line of family he takes after. i told him to see a doctor but i knew he would reject it. and he did. alcoholic, so i know that effects him and he is not willing to deal with that. but, now it is a matter of doing something about it. he is listening to me. wants advice. does not have access to the internet, i do not believe. and can not afford it. at all.

is there anything others have learned that can be implemented in life that will help. also, i think if i can buy him a good book that will explain the situation he would read it.