Depression is a mental illness and it’s also the most prevalent mental illness. Depression mostly affects women and teenagers. Depression usually occurs when there are too few or too many certain brain chemicals. It also has many other causes such as traumatic life events, medical problems, and certain medications.
Side Affects
- poor concentration
- low self-esteem
- low appetite
- sleep changes
- hopelessness
How to Help
TEXT OR CALL The Samaritans HelpLine – 1-877-870-4673
Text HOME to 741741 to reach a Crisis Counselor. Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support via a medium people already use and trust: text.
After you text BRAVE to the Crisis Text Line at 741741, a trained crisis counselor will receive it and respond within minutes. Then, the crisis counselor will help you de-escalate your situation and connect you to help locally.
