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What is #depressionhurts?
It's a twitter-based initiative,  aiming to remove the shame and stigma which surround depression and suicide.  

Depression is an ILLNESS and affects 1 in 4 of us, maybe you or the people you love. It's the only illness treated with such shame & stigma.

So we made a video to get people talking and understanding. Take a look, the video's on this page. We called it: ‘It Starts With You’  - because it does!

It's how YOU think and behave that either adds to the hurt of depression or suicide or helps the sufferers. We have a mobile app too, so information and help can be wherever you are.

We know that to change attitude & remove stigma to depression and suicide... It Starts With You. 

We hope you'll decide to be part of the change: see the menu item on the left
"playing your part"
Award of Merit, Best Shorts Competition 2012
App created by:
App Design by CGS Ireland
NEED HELP?
If you, or someone you
know, need someone to talk to:


Contact Samaritans 
1850 609090 (Ireland)
08457 909090 (UK inc. N. Ireland)

Contact your local doctor  - search under 'General Practitioners' in the Golden Pages or search here

Go to, or contact, the Accident and Emergency Department of your nearest general hospital. Don't hesitate - you wouldn't if it was your leg that was broken.  You have a valid reason and nobody's going to get annoyed. At the very least the person on the phone will "triage" or assess you and offer advice.
Search here

These are great links below. There's a lot of help out there, a road well travelled by others before you who want to pay it back and help. 

1Life
1Life. 1You. 1Call. 1Number-suicide support
24/7 FREEPHONE 0800 247100

Pieta House 
self harm and suicide support

See Change
details of major help organisations

Blurt It Out
depression in its many forms
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