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Encouraging open dialogue on mental health
As part of its endeavour to raise awareness on mental health in India, The Live Love Laugh Foundation (TLLLF) launched the ‘You Are Not Alone’ national-level programme recently.
The Live Love Laugh Foundation has launched a national level ‘Mental Health Awareness’ programme for high school students and teachers
As part of its endeavour to raise awareness on mental health in India, The Live Love Laugh Foundation (TLLLF) launched the ‘You Are Not Alone’ national-level programme recently. With a focus on educating high school students and teachers on stress, anxiety and depression, the initiative encompasses two sessions; one for students and the other for teachers.
The programme also aims to reduce the stigma that surrounds mental health. The initiative will be rolled out to a total of 500 schools during the year. The Foundation’s flagship schools programme commenced with three sessions for students and teachers at the Sophia’s High School in Bengaluru, which happens to Deepika’s alma mater.
Commenting on the launch, Founder of TLLLF, Deepika Padukone said, “We believe that schools can be the first line of defence for emotional and mental health disorders in our youth and we look forward to working closely with school management’s to enhancing mental health awareness in these institutions.”
“The launch of You Are Not Alone is our humble attempt to equip school students and teachers to deal with mental health challenges that they, their friends or their family members may confront,” she added. The Foundation is inviting applications from schools around the country to register themselves for the free programme.
For students
This involves talking to students about depression to build their understanding of how such disorders could affect them or their peers and to facilitate effective self-help and increase their sensitivity towards supporting their friends and family. The idea is to encourage them to speak about this openly and seek help if they are affected by anxiety and depression.
For teachers
This entails sensitising teachers and school authorities to the signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety, so they are better able to support or seek the requisite professional help for vulnerable students.
