The young students of city schools and colleges were told about the pros and cons of depression. A motivational talk on depression ‘let’s Talk About Depression’ was held in city for the young students. The talk was organised by a youth group Aashvas. It is to be noted that keeping in mind the increase of social media addiction among teenagers and the peer pressure, the event was organised.
Chairman of Madhya Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Raghavendra Sharma, IG of Police Bhopal Yogesh Chowdhary, Psychologist Vinay Mishra, Managing Director of Vision advisory Pradeep Karamelkar and the volunteers of Ashvaas group were present.
The students from various colleges including TIT, Oriental college, Bansal College and students of about 50 schools and colleges attended the show.
A team of around 50 volunteers of the groups were present at the school and interacted with the children. The motivational talk was conducted by Ashik Bharti President of Aashvas youth group. To begin with the session, Ashik talked on suicidal tendencies among teenagers and depression. He also emphasized over the stress due to studies and peer pressure.
In his speech Ashik motivated the students on how to overcome depression. He asked the students to talk to their elders and teachers if they face any kind of trouble in life. later, while sharing his life experiences gave some simple tips to overcome depression. The guests also talked about the solutions to overcome depression and how it can be managed with the assistance.