This is an integral initiative taken by
her, mostly because she has gone
beyond her profession and engaged
with others to come out and TALK .
To discuss the hindrances each
suffer in their day to day live and still
chose to stay mum on it.
TLLLF has spread awareness on
mental health via its English / Hindi
website, through extensive
engagement on social media,
outreach to various print, TV, radio
and digital media outlets, and by
undertaking several on-ground
activities, such as mental health
awareness programmes for school
students and teachers, which have
already been conducted in 27
schools, reaching 4,804 students and
1,332 teachers around the country.
She emphasized on "DOBARA
POOCHO", "Parvaah hain toh
dobara poocho (If you care enough,
then please ask again)" is the tagline
of Deepika Padukone’s foundation
launch against depression.
Sharing her personal struggle with
depression, Deepika broke down
during the function, and said that
it is important that
there is a supporting
ecosystem of family
and friends that allows
the suffering person to
cope with the disorder
with hope and dignity.
When I shared my story first, I
did not feel any stigma or
shame attached to it. And the
reason I came out in the open
about it was because I just did
not want to feel what I was
feeling, I did not let depression
to get the better of me. So, I
think the root cause is stigma.
And the day we as a society
can together get over that
stigma and raise awarenes