Actress Deepika Padukone, who opened up about
dealing with depression earlier, will launch an awareness campaign that will
take her fight against the condition forward.Deepika will spread awareness about depression
through her NGO The Live Love Laugh Foundation Starting with Deepika's own alma mater Sophia's
High School in Bengaluru, the awareness campaign will cover over 500 schools in
the year.The first line of defence for emotional and
mental health disorders in our youth. We could also help connect the schools to
counselling organisations and independent counsellors if they need such help
said Deepika.The oganisations aim is to bring the issue of
mental health from the shadows and include this discussion in drawing room
conversations from being spoken of in hushed tones," added the
"Tamasha" actress, who launched her NGO after she came out about her
personal fight against depression.
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