International Foundation for Education and Research on Depression

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“Depression is a tough subject to talk about,” said musician Rick Springfield, who has talked openly about living with depression, including in his documentary,

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“Depression is treatable, but less than 25 percent of those with depression receive treatment due to stigma. We plant hope for those people using sunflowers as a universal symbol that treatment is possible,” said Goetzke. “By mobilizing an online global community of advocates through ‘Pledge to Plant’ we plan to bring much needed awareness to the impact depression has on families, communities and countries around the world.”

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International FIELD FOR HOPE Campaign Plants HOPE; Seeks to End the Stigma of Depression

Fri, May 24, 2013 14:30 CET

Supporters from around the world ‘Pledge to Plant’ a sunflower in honor of those living with depressionInternational Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred) today announced its Field for Hope campaign, an international awareness effort that seeks to end the stigma of depression by asking supporters to “Pledge to Plant ” a virtual sunflower in honor of the 350 million people living with the disease. According to the World Health Organization,

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