User:Alexis.charles/sandbox

• Alexis - I fixed the link on the Sandbox icon on your user page. Now it goes to your sandbox instead of mine.
• Also, to sign your posts, just go to Edit source and type ~~~~

(Alexis Charles) As Lauren said, the page is definitely lacking important information. I think one thing that should be included is why this foundation needed to be started, so focusing on prevalence rates of depression, and anxiety in India and globally would be important to have as support in the background information.

Two resources I have found are:

• Grover, S., Dutt, A., & Avasthi, A. (2010). An overview of Indian research in depression. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 52(Suppl1), S178–S188. http://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.69231
• Venkatesh, B. T., Andrews, T., Mayya, S. S., Singh, M. M., & Parsekar, S. S. (2015). Perception of stigma toward mental illness in South India. Journal of Family Medicine & Primary Care, 4(3), 449–453. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/10.4103/2249-4863.161352

Questions/Comments :

• Should we include background information on recent global trends to reduce stigma related to mental health since this foundation is apart of that movement?
  • Yes, mention this and link to a relevant article.

• Since the foundation was started due to prevalence rates in India, but the foundation is now in the US should we include information about mental health in the US?
  • No need for this, and it would distract from your article, unless the foundation is concerned with the mental health of Indian immigrants to the US. You could include information about this. You should say why the foundation relocated to the US. J.R. Council (talk) 03:48, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Lauren's Post: Laurengrant19 (talk) 15:36, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

• Again, go into Edit source to sign with ~~~~ .

1) There really isn't much information on this topic in the article. So I think that's the biggest issue with this article. Information needs to be added so that the purpose and objectives of this foundation can be understood. There isn't even any comments on the talk page which shows that there hasn't been any work down on this article. 2) Unfortunately there aren't any journal articles on this foundation yet so I have only found credible web pages! Also, I saw that the actual website for the foundation is never referenced which makes it seem like the information on this topic didn't come from the website. There is quite a bit of information from the actual website itself that can be used so I think this would be a good reference too.

Live, Love, Laugh Foundation (2015). Deepika Padukone. http://thelivelovelaughfoundation.org/index.html

Kler, Nina (2018).Live Love Laugh Foundation Unveils Landmark Report On Public Perception Towards Mental Health In India. BW Businessworld. www.businessworld.in/article/Live-Love-Laugh-Foundation-Unveils-Landmark-Report-On-Public-Perception-Towards-Mental-Health-In-India/23-03-2018-144415/

• These greyed-out blocks happen when you leave the first space blank. Don't do this! It isn't permissible formatting. J.R. Council (talk) 04:20, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

3) Does my second website look credible to you? Since it's such a new foundation, there isn't much information on it, but it seems like the information on it is all credible since it is a foundation and not a concept. Also, is it okay to use references that are already used in the article? Because it seems like they only took a little bit of information from their articles but there is a lot more that could be taken from the websites that are listed. Laurengrant19 (talk) 20:31, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

• Yes. Business world for India looks credible. Definitely use the references in the existing article. Work around what's there, don't replace it. J.R. Council (talk) 04:14, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

1) The current wikipedia page is obviously very sparse, but the information that is there is also very vague. The description merely says it is an organization that "deals with mental health issues." This is not very specific as to how the organization is doing this. We don't know if they are offering therapy or distributing resources or starting new organizations or only raising awareness. There is no history of anything being added to the article, either.

2) I found two journal articles discussing how social media is changing the face of mental health treatment and how it can be used to our advantage. This could help make our case for why the Live Laugh Love Foundation should be more well-known.

• Don't use this kind of language. It is not neutral. Sounds like you are advocating for the organization. Don't "make a case," just try to state facts in a nonjudgmental way. J.R. Council (talk) 04:14, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Take Two Aspirin And Tweet Me In The Morning: How Twitter, Facebook, And Other Social Media Are Reshaping Health Care. Carleen Hawn Health Affairs 2009 28:2, 361-368

Moorhead, S. A., Hazlett, D. E., Harrison, L., Carroll, J. K., Irwin, A., & Hoving, C. (2013). A New Dimension of Health Care: Systematic Review of the Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of Social Media for Health Communication. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15(4), e85. http://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1933

3) Do you think, given our topic is not very present on wikipedia and isn't named specifically in journal articles, the articles we did find surrounding our topic are sufficient to provide further background on the topic? That way, the rest of our information specifically about the organization itself can be directly from their website. Serenacurran (talk)

• If you can use journal articles to help establish the legitimacy of the organization, please do so. If the organization is credible, information from its website should be okay. If not credible, you should be writing about something else.
  • This wasn't really 2 questions as assigned.

J.R. Council (talk) 04:14, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

1) One problem with the current Live Love Laugh article is that is lacks a lot of information. It is very brief and only describes the bare minimum of the foundation such as who created it and that it is trying to raise awareness on mental health. It does not discuss things like why the organization was created and what it has accomplished so far.

2)Two sources:

Behere, P; Kumar, K & Behere, A. (2017). Depression: Why Talk? Indian Journal of Medical Research, 411-413.
Conard, P; Armstrong, M & Young, C. (2017). Unnoticed Heros Caring for Visible and Invisible Wounds of the Nation's Military Heroes. Medsurg Nursing, 365-385.

• Again, these greyed-out blocks happen when you leave the first space blank. Don't do this! It isn't permissible formatting.

The first article discusses the founder of the foundation, Deepika Padukone, and how she is trying to spread awareness on depression and anxiety. The second article lists the Live Love Laugh foundation as a resource to help people define their feelings.

3) One question I have for you is if you have any recommendations on where to find credible sources or articles on this foundation. It is a newer idea so I am struggling to find a few good sources with information that will be beneficial to add to the existing Wikipedia article.

• As I said above, if the website seems credible, you can use information from there. Does the website have a bibliography?
• Just thought of this for this group. You can also use the Wikipedia translate function to look at the Indian Wikipedia page. Maybe you can find some articles that have appeared in Indian publications. J.R. Council (talk) 04:14, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Also the two sources I have are credible and they work, but they only talk about the Live Love Laugh foundation for a sentence or two, do you think they’re worth keeping? Lcapp (talk) 23:20, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

• Yes - definitely. J.R. Council (talk) 04:14, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Assignment 5

Great job Group 3! So far, this looks really really good. You have a lot of information to add, and you are very well organized. If you get this article done a couple of weeks before the end of the semester, I think it could be considered as an article to be highlighted as new and notable. J.R. Council (talk) 20:14, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

TO-DO LIST:

1.Find out proper sections that should be included in the Wikipedia page. Alexis.charles (talk) 21:00, 10 October 2018 (UTC) 1b. This will a continuous step. Find out sections that need more detail and work as a collective to revise until they are up to the Wikipedia Standard. Alexis.charles (talk) 21:00, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

2. Revise information published on the current wikipedia page by adding detail to the introduction and mission sections, making them more informative on what the rest of the article will include. Serenacurran (talk) 20:58, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

3. Identify references that have already been used in the article, and review to see if they are relevant and useful for the purpose of this wikipedia page. Lcapp (talk) 21:01, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

4. Gather information from the resources we have deemed relevant and legitimate. Then add them to the proper sections of the page (ie. background etc. ). Laurengrant19 (talk) 21:00, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

5. Once information is imported to the page, double check each section for holes in information or reader fluency. Revise wording or organization of the article as a whole as needed. Serenacurran (talk) 20:58, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

6. Finalize wikipedia page as a group . Contact Dr. Council to see if he has any initial feedback on the progress we have made. Laurengrant19 (talk) 21:00, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

OUTLINE:

• Please note: the reason that your outline is in a grayed-out block is that you have blank leading spaces on each line. Don't do this for your published article. J.R. Council (talk) 20:06, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

I. The Live Love Laugh Foundation Introduction: Lcapp (talk) 21:02, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

A. non-profit organization that deals with mental health issues
  1. founded in 2015 by Deepika Padukone as a non-profit NGO to bring awareness to mental health in India
  2. India is the most depressed country in the world according to the world health organization.
  3. Provides a platform for individuals to seek help, learn new information, and connect with health professionals
  4. Aims to change the way society looks and mental health and reduce the stigma surrounding it
  5. Main focus is on mental health concerns surrounding stress, anxiety, and depression
  6. Consists of a team of trustees who have experience in mentoring and counseling along with volunteers
  7. Funds other projects relating to mental health issues and awareness

II. Background: Laurengrant19 (talk) 21:02, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

A. Statistics
  1.There are only 3,500 psychiatrists and even fewer psychologists in India, which makes a ratio of 3 psychiatrists to every million people
  2.highest rate of depression at 36%; highest suicide rate of any country in the world
B. Challenges that people in India may face around the topic of mental health
  1. Families can be against seeking help
  2. Sense of denial (people think they are in control of helping themselves, not with the help of others); needing therapy is a weakness
  3. Stigma and discrimination, mental illness seen as a disability 
  4. Rural areas, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder is looked at as a demon possession
  5. No insurance coverage for mental disorders which also stops people from seeking help

III. Mission Lcapp (talk) 21:02, 10 October 2018 (UTC):

A. The Foundation focuses on the following objectives: 
  1. To create awareness and reduce the stigma around depression
  2. To fund and support community-based mental health projects that can have a sustainable and a large-scale impact on the society
  3. To support research in the area of mental health in India Serenacurran (talk) 20:58, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

IV. Founder: Laurengrant19 (talk) 21:02, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

A. Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress who started the Live Love Laugh foundation
  1. She created it in hopes to spread awareness of mental health and reduce the stigma around it since she herself suffers from depression
   a. "In 2014, I was diagnosed with clinical depression,” Padukone said. “But in India, 90 per cent of people who suffer from depression don’t seek help. Depression is like any other illness that requires intervention.”
   b. She has took to social media to encourage people to share their personal experiences/stories with mental illness, using the hashtag, #NotAshamed
  2. The year after Deepika founded the Live Love Laugh Foundation, she launched a campaign called "More Than Just Sad" to assist general physicians who are treating patients suffering from depression or anxiety
  3. Deepika is the brand ambassador for the NGO Indian Psychiatric Society 

V. Global Presence :Alexis.charles (talk) 17:15, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

A. Countries:
  1. In India....(Established in India, most projects are based in India)
  2. In USA... (Headquarters in NY, brought movement to US population through social media)
  3. In Other Countries...(Has this foundation spread to other areas?)

VI. Social Media Presence: Serenacurran (talk)

A. The website includes examples of people sharing their stories to inspire others and gain support for the movement. 
  1. These personal stories, using the #NotAshamed tag are present on social media platforms such as twitter, instagram, and Facebook. 
   a. These pages are open to the global public to raise awareness for the program and encourage people to speak up against their mental health issues and obtain treatment.

VII. Programs:Alexis.charles (talk) 21:00, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

A. School Program:#YouAreNotAlone. This program involves going into to schools to raise awareness at a critical point. 
  - Purpose :Reduce Stigma
B. GP Program :General Practioner Training 
  - Purpose: Enable them with tools to support patients. This is a critical area because GP's are sometimes the first contact point.
C. Other Programs: 
  - Hotline: There are multiple hotlines to call for mental health counseling such as Sneha, icall, Sahai, lifeline, Sumaitri, COOJ Mental Health Foundation, Roshni Trust, Samaritans Mumbai, Parivarthan. 
  - Purpose: these services provide emotional support to those who need immediate support.

[User:Serenacurran|Serenacurran]] (talk)

VIII. Projects:Alexis.charles (talk) 21:00, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

  1. Joined forces with the Association of People with Disability 
  2.Partnership with NIMHANS to enable psychiatrists to continue work in Davangre
  3. Upcoming Projects?

IX. Funding:

 1. Who has endorsed this foundation (ie. celebrities etc. )
 2. What is the monetary value of the foundation?

REFERENCES:

Moorhead, S. A., Hazlett, D. E., Harrison, L., Carroll, J. K., Irwin, A., & Hoving, C. (2013). A New Dimension of Health Care: Systematic Review of the Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of Social Media for Health Communication. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15(4), e85. http://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1933 Serenacurran (talk)

Hawn, Carleen. Take Two Aspirin And Tweet Me In The Morning: How Twitter, Facebook, And Other Social Media Are Reshaping Health Care. Health Affairs 2009 28:2, 361-368 Serenacurran (talk)

Behere, P; Kumar, K & Behere, A. (2017). Depression: Why Talk? Indian Journal of Medical Research, 411-413. Lcapp (talk) 16:24, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Conard, P; Armstrong, M & Young, C. (2017). Unnoticed Heros Caring for Visible and Invisible Wounds of the Nation's Military Heroes. Medsurg Nursing, 365-385. Lcapp (talk) 16:24, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Grover, S., Dutt, A., & Avasthi, A. (2010). An overview of Indian research in depression. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 52(Suppl1), S178–S188. http://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.69231 Alexis.charles (talk) 17:01, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Venkatesh, B. T., Andrews, T., Mayya, S. S., Singh, M. M., & Parsekar, S. S. (2015). Perception of stigma toward mental illness in South India. Journal of Family Medicine & Primary Care, 4(3), 449–453. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/10.4103/2249-4863.161352 Alexis.charles (talk) 17:01, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Live, Love, Laugh Foundation (2015). Deepika Padukone. http://thelivelovelaughfoundation.org/index.html Laurengrant19 (talk) 19:02, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Kler, Nina (2018).Live Love Laugh Foundation Unveils Landmark Report On Public Perception Towards Mental Health In India. BW Businessworld. www.businessworld.in/article/Live-Love-Laugh-Foundation-Unveils-Landmark-Report-On-Public-Perception-Towards-Mental-Health-In-India/23-03-2018-144415/ Laurengrant19 (talk) 19:02, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

WHO DOES WHAT TASK? ...

• Serena Curran: Research social media platforms such as twitter, instagram, and facebook to discover current awareness and circulation of the programs as well as reception by different groups of social media users. Input this information into the "social media" section of the outline. Serenacurran (talk) 20:58, 10 October 2018 (UTC)
• Alexis Charles: Research specific programs the foundation has established and their purposes. Put this information into the "programs" section as listed in the outline. Include information on school programs, training programs, and other mechanisms such as the hotlines. Also include information on current project that the foundation is taking part of or future projects they intend to take on.Alexis.charles (talk) 21:00, 10 October 2018 (UTC)
• Lauren Grant: Do work on formatting the outline and overall article and research information from our sources about current startup issues and founder of the organization. Laurengrant19 (talk) 20:59, 10 October 2018 (UTC)
• Lauren Cappelen: Research background information and history of the foundation and why it exists. Revise current introduction on the current page to be more accurate and detailed. Lcapp (talk) 21:04, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Dr. Council's Comments

1. I'll put my comments in the sandbox with the feedback.

• • I see that Lauren commented here, and also in the sandbox with the others. Comments are not identical. J.R. Council (talk) 06:18, 31 October 2018 (UTC)

Lead Section - Lauren Grant

Laurengrant19 (talk) 22:41, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

The Live Love Laugh Foundation is a non-profit organization that deals with mental health issues. It was founded in 2015 by Deepika Padukone, an Indian actress who wants to bring awareness and reduce the stigma of mental health in India. The World Health Organization has found that India has the highest rates of depression and suicide. In order to reduce these numbers, the foundation provides a platform for individuals to seek help, learn new information about mental health, and connect with health professionals. The main focus is on mental health concerns surrounding stress, anxiety, and depression. The foundation consists of a team of trustees who have experience in mentoring and counseling, along with volunteers.

This foundation has a large social media presence that has helped it to reach other countries, providing support for more than just the people of India. Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook have become places to share mental health experiences, encouragement, help, and more, using the hashtags started by the foundation. As the foundation has grown, it has funded other programs working to support the people of India. These include school programs to spread awareness, training for doctors in regards to mental health, as well as hotlines for mental health counseling. The foundation is also involved in several different projects. It has teamed up with Facebook to prevent suicides from being livestreamed and has joined forces with the Association of People with Disability (APD) in order to provide treatment and promote recovery to those with mental health issues. It has also partnered with NIMHANS for2017-18.

Lead Section By Alexis Charles

The Live Love Laugh Foundation is a non-profit foundation created to reduce stigma and raise awareness on mental health. The foundation was started by Deepika Padukone in India, after dealing with being diagnosed with depression and anxiety. India has some of the highest rates of depression and suicide, but yet limited resources and proper mental health specialists. The major mental health concerns that the foundation focuses on is stress, depression, and anxiety.This foundations main goal is to educate and increase mental health resources in India. Over the years this foundation has gained more attention globally due to it's projects and use of social media. The foundation has made monumental strides for mental health in India, and it is now expanding its efforts to the United States.

Lead Section by Serena Curran

The Live Love Laugh Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2015 by Deepika Padukone. Its aim is to bring awareness to the prevalence of mental health in India, the most depressed country in the world, according to the World Health Organization. Through this foundation, India, a country with very limited access to mental healthcare such as psychologists, aims to raise awareness of this need and lower the stigma of seeking help for these issues. It is currently collaborating with other NGOs to design research on effective local treatments and raise money to further the cause of mental health throughout India.

As it has gained popularity by way of social media presence, it has been able to spread its message to the United States through the sharing of personal stories, encouraging others to speak up about their health. The foundation currently uses the hashtag #NotAshamed on social media platforms to promote further sharing.

Lead Section by Lauren Cappelen

The Live Love Laugh Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to raise awareness and reduce the stigma around the topic of mental health. This organization was created in India in 2015 by actress Deepika Padukone who suffers from clinical depression herself. While it started in India, it has now expanded its efforts into the United States as well due to social media efforts. The Live Love Laugh Foundation supports different programs that help reduce stigma surrounding mental health and provide individuals suffering with mental health a support system allowing them to share their stories as well as connect them with professionals. This organizations has joined forces with other foundations such as NIMHANS to continue to improve issues relating to mental health and provide resources for individuals and countries in need.

Final Lead Section for the Live, Love, Laugh Foundation Article

The Live Love Laugh Foundation is a non-profit foundation created to reduce stigma and raise awareness on mental health. The foundation was started by Deepika Padukone, an actress from India, after having been diagnosed with depression and anxiety herself. India has some of the highest rates of depression and suicide, but yet it struggles with finding adequate resources and proper mental health specialists to help battle this issue. The major mental health concerns that the foundation focuses on are stress, depression, and anxiety. The main goal of this foundation is to educate and increase mental health resources in India. The foundation has made strides for mental health in India, and is now continuing to do so for other countries.

Over the years, this foundation has gained more attention globally due to its projects and use of social media. As it has gained popularity, it has been able to spread its message to the United States through the sharing of personal stories, encouraging others to speak up about their mental health. The foundation currently uses the hashtag #NotAshamed on social media platforms to promote further sharing.

Laurengrant19 (talk) 20:54, 9 November 2018 (UTC) Lcapp (talk) 21:09, 9 November 2018 (UTC) Serenacurran (talk) Alexis.charles (talk) 15:50, 19 November 2018 (UTC) Lcapp (talk) 19:06, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

Dr. Council's comments

You've done a really nice job on this. There's more information on topic than I expected, so this article could be fairly long. This lead is a good size and amount of detail for your topic.

• By some judicious editing, you could make this more concise and readable.
• "Its" is possessive, "It's" is a contraction for "it is."
• "Monumental" is a value judgment. Not acceptable in Wikipedia.
• Add links to relevant terms mentioned in the lead, like depression.
• If you haven't started already, please proceed to writing the main body of the article. Just flesh out the lead, and add additional information at the appropriate spots.
  • Be sure to break your article into its main parts, and add section and subsection titles to organize and make it easy for the reader to follow.

J.R. Council (talk) 05:50, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

Dr. Council's comments on final draft, Assignment 9

• Nice job, Group 3! This draft still needs some polishing up, but I'm sending it to User:Ian (Wiki Ed) for his comments.
  • I have italicized some (but not all) of the parts that need polishing due to poor grammar. You can work on final proofreading and editing while waiting to hear back from Ian.

J.R. Council (talk) 06:08, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

The Live Laugh Love Foundation (Main Article)

The Live Love Laugh Foundation is a non-profit organization created to reduce stigma and raise awareness about the prevalence of mental health issues in India. The foundation was started by Deepika Padukone, an Indian actress, after being diagnosed with depression and anxiety. India has some of the highest depression and suicide rates in the world; however, it lacks mental health professionals or adequate resources to battle this issue. The major mental health concerns the foundation addresses are stress, depression, and anxiety. The foundation's main goal is to increase mental health resources in India and educate people on the issues facing populations in increasing numbers. It has previously made strides towards mental health education in India and is now spreading to countries around the world. Serenacurran (talk)

Founder and background

The Live Laugh Love Foundation was founded by Deepika Padukone, an Indian actress who suffers from depression, along with a board of trustees. She created this foundation to bring more awareness to mental health and to reduce the stigma of it in India. One reason Padukone decided to create this foundation is because, “In India, 90 percent of people who suffer from depression don’t seek help.” Padukone uses social media as a tool to encourage others to share their personal experiences/stories with mental illness, using the hashtag, #NotAshamed. The year after Padukone founded the Live Love Laugh Foundation, she launched a campaign called "More Than Just Sad" to assist general physicians in properly treating patients suffering from depression or anxiety. Padukone is also the brand ambassador for the NGO Indian Psychiatric Society, which is the largest association of Indian psychiatrists.

There are currently only 3,500 psychiatrists in India, with even fewer psychologists. This makes a ratio of three psychiatrists to every million people. India has the highest rate of depression at 36%, as well as the highest suicide rate of any country in the world.

There are many challenges that people in India face regarding mental health and its stigma. In India, mental illness is seen as a disability and those with a mental illness are discriminated against. It is common for families to be against seeking help for any sort of mental health issue. A sense of denial is another challenge. People may think they are in control of helping themselves which limits them from reaching out to others for help. Receiving therapy is seen as a weakness so it is not common to get help from professionals. Along with this, insurance does not cover issues with mental health, which adds to why people will not seek professional help. Another challenge the people of India face is limited education on mental health. In rural areas, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder is seen as demon possession.

Laurengrant19 (talk) 00:15, 20 November 2018 (UTC) Laurengrant19 (talk) 21:29, 28 November 2018 (UTC) Laurengrant19 (talk) 14:41, 30 November 2018 (UTC) Laurengrant19 (talk) 20:33, 4 December 2018 (UTC) Laurengrant19 (talk) 06:06, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

Focus

The focus of the Live Love Laugh Foundation is to reduce the stigma that surrounds mental health. The foundation spreads awareness and changes the way people look at mental health in general. It provides a platform that enables people who are seeking help to learn more information and connect with mental health professionals. People are able to share and hear others' stories of their own experiences with mental health.

Lcapp (talk) 17:50, 21 November 2018 (UTC) Laurengrant19 (talk) 14:50, 30 November 2018 (UTC) Laurengrant19 (talk) 20:51, 4 December 2018 (UTC) Lcapp (talk) 19:15, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

Areas served

The foundation was first implemented in India, which is still the location for most of the foundation’s current projects. The foundation was first founded in 2015 and since then, programs have been added in Ahmedabad, Baroda, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi, and Mumbai. They conduct programs in four different languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, and Gujarati. There are currently therapists available on the Live Laugh Love Foundation website to give mental health resources, representing 14 different states. (information was taken from their website and can’t be independently verified)

The foundation has raised support from countries all around the world because of the publicity it has gained and its accessibility of the donation page on its website. Its presence on social media has caused the foundation to become known and well supported in the United States.

Serenacurran (talk) Laurengrant19 (talk) 15:02, 30 November 2018 (UTC)Laurengrant19 (talk) 06:06, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

Social media use

The Live Laugh Love Foundation has used personal testimonies of peoples' journeys with mental illness and recovery stories to inspire those seeking help and instill in other not be ashamed to speak up about mental health. These stories encourage others seeking treatment to talk to someone directly and to find a therapist in their area. Incorporating the #NotAshamed hashtag, these testimonies have made appearances on social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. These pages are open to the public to raise awareness for the program and for unity among individuals seeking treatment. Many social media users have interacted with these pages and have been redirected to the foundation’s website, where they could then learn more, donate, or find treatment for themselves. (The information was taken from their website and can’t be independently verified.)

Serenacurran (talk)

Programs

The information was taken from their website and can’t be independently verified.

#YouAreNotAlone school program:

The #YouAreNotAlone school program works to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health by educating both teachers and students on mental health topics. This program has reached over 400 schools across India and in total, it covers over 13,000 teachers and 80,000 students. The program is currently in Ahmedabad, Baroda, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi, and Mumbai.

Student outreach: The student outreach aspect educates students on how disorders may affect them or their classmates. The program teaches self-help strategies, and works to increase empathy to better support others.

Teacher outreach: The teacher aspect of the program provides teachers with the proper tools to identify signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety, so that they can identify struggling students and refer them to receive adequate help from professionals.

Alexis.charles (talk) 19:23, 20 November 2018 (UTC)Alexis.charles (talk) 18:47, 29 November 2018 (UTC) Laurengrant19 (talk) 15:08, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

General practitioner (GP) training program:

The Live, Love, Laugh Foundation (TLLLF) believes general practitioners can be the first contact point for identifying mental health conditions. This program is a two hour training created to provide proper information to those in the program to enable them with the tools to give support to patients. This program is also part of the way TLLLF tries to raise awareness and reduce stigma surrounding mental health.

Alexis.charles (talk) 19:23, 20 November 2018 (UTC)Alexis.charles (talk) 18:49, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

Other programs:

The foundation has created multiple hotlines across India for mental health counseling. These services provide support to anyone in distress. They have currently established a total of nine hotlines. The hotlines include: Sneha, iCall, Sahai, Lifeline, Sumaitri, COOJ, Roshni, Samartians, and Parivarthan.

Alexis.charles (talk) 19:23, 20 November 2018 (UTC)Alexis.charles (talk) 01:53, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

Projects

The information was taken from their website and can’t be independently verified.

In 2016, The Live Love Laugh Foundation (TLLLF) partnered with The Association of People with Disability (APD) to provide treatment and promote recovery for Persons with Mental Illness (PwMIs). Through camps and surveys, the project has had over 800 patients from Harihara, Jagaluru, Harapanahalli, and Davangere. This project also guarantees services like counseling and access to medication for PwMIs.

TLLLF has also partnered with The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) to enable psychiatrists to continue their visits to Davangere with the APD project.

Alexis.charles (talk) 19:24, 20 November 2018 (UTC)Alexis.charles (talk) 01:52, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

Funding

This is a non-profit organization. It is currently being funded by sponsors and volunteers who are able to give their time or others who are able to make donations. Anyone who chooses to donate can also specify where they would like their donation to go. The donations can go specifically to the school program, the rural program, or just a donation to the foundation in general.

Lcapp (talk) 17:51, 21 November 2018 (UTC) Lcapp (talk) 17:56, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

See also

• Non-profit organization

• Deepika Padukone

• stress

• anxiety

• depression

• schizophrenia

• bipolar disorder

• Indian Psychiatric Society

• suicide

• mental health

• clinical depression

• stigma

• mental health

• mental health professionals

• distress

• counseling

• social media

• #NotAshamed

• psychiatrists

• psychologists

• therapy

• Ahmedabad

• Baroda

• Bengaluru

• Coimbatore

• Dehradun

• Delhi

• Mumbai

• English

• Hindi

• Tamil

• Gujarati

• #YouAreNotAlone

• self-help

• empathy

• Sneha

• iCall

• Sahai

• Lifeline

• Roshni

• general practitioners

• hotlines

• mental health counseling

• Harihara

• Harapanahalli

• Davangere