An Appreciation For Mental Health Awareness

At World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award Ceremony, Deepika Padukone was rewarded for her work towards Mental Health. Held in Davos in Switzerland, the actress was presented the award by Hilde Schwab, Chairwoman and Co-founder of the World Economic Forum’s World Art’s Forum.

Sharing a photo on Instagram about the same, Deepika only felt ‘gratitude’ for being recognised. See:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B7jq7msjbd5/

Deepika has not been a survivor but also an advocate of mental health awareness. Coming out in 2015, she has been very vocal and open about her experience with depression. From day one, she is working as an active campaigner towards de-stigmatising mental illness. She started her own foundation, The Live, Love, Laugh Foundation, which reaches out to people struggling with mental health.

While receiving the award, she gave a heartfelt acceptance speech where she addressed her mental health and the need to raise awareness about it. The official Twitter handle of the World Economic Forum shared a snippet from Deepika’s acceptance speech.

Have a look:

As #wef20 gets underway, @deepikapadukone stresses the importance of addressing mental health issues when building a more sustainable and inclusive world.@TLLLFoundation

Find out more: https://t.co/yja3lFKDLN #healthyfutures pic.twitter.com/7p0U3AoDpR

— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 20, 2020

Well deserved, Deepika!