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The third edition of the nationwide campaign called "Forum Against Depression" has just been launched in Poland. Its basic aim is spreading social awareness of the fact that depression is a very serious ailment, which can lead to disability. According to the latest statistics, even every third adult Pole can suffer from it. 
 
The campaign has been organised by Itaka - Center for Missing People, a Polish NGO in cooperation with Servier Polska, an independent French pharmaceutical company. 

As part of the nationwide campaign, free consultations in six largest Polish cities - Katowice. Krakow, Gdansk, Lublin, Poznan and Warsaw are to be offered starting this weekend. Also, a national depression help line operating five days a week has been set up by Itaka.

Over a thousand people participated in the previous editions of the Forum Against Depression while another several thousand benefitted from various information brochures and pamphlets prepared by the organisers.

Click on the audio icon to liste to the report by Danuta Isler.