Talk About It – A Cotton On Initiative

Posted on Oct 05 in Featured, Featured Article, Latest News, QV Body, QV Face, QV Manby QV SkincarePrint

If you didn’t already know it’s Anxiety & Depression Awareness Month, this month and a very creative campaign has come to our attention at QVHQ. The good people at CottonOn Foundation have created a very unique campaign to raise awareness of Youth Beyond Blue’s depression initiative – encouraging people to look, listen, talk and seek help together. They have worked in conjunction with celebrities to design teeshirts and an amazing interactive live music element by Temper Trap – which is exclusive only to the people who buy a “Talk About It” tee. I haven’t seen anyone doing this type of interactivity outside of USA so it really is exciting.

But onto the more serious issue of depression amongst our youth, it’s a growing problem and is still seen as something which isn’t openly talked about. Depression and anxiety still have a social stigma attached but this has to change. Depression is a real illness that needs expert treatment.

The facts*:

• Depression affects more than 160,000 young people (16-24yr olds) in Australia today
• Girls are more likely than boys to get depression, but boys often find it harder to talk about their feelings and get help.
• Around 1 in 4 young people aged 16 to 24 experience mental health problems during adolescence.
• Most people have their first experience of depression during adolescence or young adulthood.
• Over 75 per cent of Australian adolescents with serious mental health problems do not seek help from health services.

What are the Symptoms of Depression?*

Symptoms of depression can include:

• Feeling unhappy, moody or irritable most of the time
• Feelings of emptiness or numbness
• Losing interest and pleasure in activities that were once enjoyed
• Change in appetite, eating habits or weight (e.g. either weight loss from having a poor appetite, or weight gain from turning to comfort foods and overeating)
• Change in sleep habits (e.g. either difficulty sleeping, or sometimes staying in bed most of the day)
• Tiredness, lack of energy and motivation (e.g. finding it hard to ‘get going’)
• Difficulty concentrating and/or making decisions
• Feeling bad, worthless or guilty, or being overly critical of oneself
• Negative or ‘down on yourself’ thoughts
• Thoughts of death or suicide.

How do you get involved?

For every “Talk about it” tee that is purchased Cotton On Foundation will donate $10 to help fund beyondblue research into youth depression and anxiety.

You can buy these any one of these 12 inspirational Australian’s designs either online (soon!) or go into a store and support the cause!

Click here to find your nearest Cotton On store

Click here for more information on depression and how to cope with it

Click here to view the website for Talk About It

* Information from the Youth Beyond Blue website

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