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Look OK…Feel Crap? is a campaign run by Depression Alliance Scotland (DAS) to raise awareness of low mood and depression among young adults living in Scotland and to encourage them to seek help.
What do we offer?
- Online services including this website. We also offer supported online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
- Face to face lifeskills courses for young adults in Lothian and Highland. Read more about the courses.
- An information service offering support by phone or email. Contact them on ask@lookokfeelcrap.org or ring 0845 123 23 20
- Awareness raising in our two pilot areas Lothian and Highland - if you live in those areas look out for our ads on buses, cabs and in pubs, clubs and generally all over the place!
- Publications about depression and low mood and a regular newsletter. Check out the publications page on the main DAS website.
- Self-help support groups in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Inverness. You can find out when and where the groups run on the DAS website.
To learn more about DAS and our work please visit our website: www.dascot.org.
Why young adults?
The World Health Organization states that depression will be the second greatest disease burden in the Western World by 2020. In Scotland, there are already significantly worrying indications of this among young adults.
- 1 in 5 of us will experience depression at some point in our lives.
- 1 in 10 of our young adults are living with depression right now. (1)
- Suicide is a leading cause of death in young adults under the age of 35 years.(2)
- The suicide rate is two and a half times greater among Scots aged 15-24 than it is south of the border (3)
- There is evidence that that age group may carry their high suicide risk with them as they grew older.
Edinburgh University researchers believe this may relate to factors such as high unemployment when they start work, which could trigger lifelong health and social problems (4).
We need to work together to change these disturbing statistics.
1.The National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing: Action Plan 2003 - 2006
2.Scotpho http://www.scotpho.org.uk/home/Healthwell-beinganddisease/suicide/suicides_keypoints.asp (accessed 12/01/10)
3.Scotsman 8th August 2009 http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Scotland39s-high-rate-of-suicides.5535843.jp (accessed 12/01/10)
4. ibid
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