Have you ever felt a dark cloud hanging over your head?
The Canadian Mental Health Association has launched a new campaign to help visualize how people feel when they have depression.
The CloudCopter is a drone disguised as a cloud that flew over a teen害羞草研究所檚 head in Vancouver to help kickstart the Bounce Back awareness campaign.
Although more than a million teens and kids across the country suffer from anxiety or depression, the organization says that less than one in five receive help because the issues can be hard to recognize.
害羞草研究所淓vidence shows that when caught early, and with the right help, recovery from depression and anxiety is possible,害羞草研究所 said the association害羞草研究所檚 B.C. chapter CEO Bev Gutray. 害羞草研究所淭he Bounce Back program offers this evidence-based self-management program for free throughout B.C., without waitlists.害羞草研究所
Youth can either visit to work through exercises or get a doctor害羞草研究所檚 referral to talk to a coach by phone.
The program is only meant for those 15 yeard old and up with mild to moderate depression. Anyone in crisis in B.C. should call 310-6789 (no area code necessary).