How to Help Someone with Depression: Why Mental Health Education Matters

Why don’t we teach kids how to recognize and respond to depression in school? In this episode of Giving Voice to Depression, we talk with Bobby Temps, host of Mental: The Podcast to Destigmatize Mental Health, about how mental health education could change—and even save—lives.

Bobby shares his own story of struggling with depression as a young adult without the tools or language to understand what he was going through. From online tests to therapy and community support, he explains how resources helped him recover and inspired his advocacy.

This conversation highlights the urgent need for open, national conversations about depression and mental health—in schools, families, and communities—to end stigma and build resilience for the next generation.

Link to Bobby Temps's mental health podcast: http://mentalpodcast.co.uk

Primary Topics Covered:

• Bobby Temps’ experience with depression and the lack of early education
• Why living under pressure and expectations worsened his mental health
• How online tools and self-tests gave him clarity
• The role of therapy and community support in recovery
• The importance of teaching signs of depression in schools
• How stigma thrives in silence and misinformation
• Bobby’s petition to make mental health part of the UK school curriculum
• The role of public figures like Prince Harry in reducing stigma
• The empowering reminder: “You are enough.”

Episode Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction and guest introduction: Bobby Temps
 01:37 - Bobby’s early experiences with depression at university
 02:52 - Struggles with daily functioning and recognizing warning signs
 03:43 - Turning to online resources and depression self-tests
 04:58 - Getting a diagnosis and first steps toward recovery
 05:54 - Therapy, counseling, and social support in healing
 07:05 - Why schools should teach mental health education
 09:24 - Petition for mandatory mental health curriculum in the UK
 10:52 - How Prince Harry and others opened national conversations
 12:40 - Bobby’s message: You are enough, exactly as you are
14:11 - Closing reflections and next steps for change

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