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“Depression is a condition that knows no social class; it could strike anyone regardless of intelligence, educational attainment and financial standing.” – Jeanne Goulbourn

This is the wisdom which she has learned in the midst of pain brought about by the sudden and untimely demise of her well-loved daughter, Natasha, who suffered from depression. Hoping that the grief she felt would not be suffered anymore by others, and believing that moving forward should also mean reaching out to others, Jeanne and a group of friends from various sectors formed the Natasha Goulbourn Foundation (NGF) on May 23, 2007 in memory of her late daughter.

The Natasha Goulbourn Foundation (NGF) is a non-profit non-government organization duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to promote an enhanced and better understanding of depression through purposive advocacy, information, education and communication (IEC) program for people suffering from depression and people at risk of depression, their families, friends, and co-workers and the general public.

The objective is to address the personal issues of symptoms recognition through proper clinical interviews and diagnosis and to debunk the stigma brought about by myths and misinformation. These personal issues, particularly stigma, have cloaked depression in myths and mystery which drive those suffering from depression in darkness and prolonged suffering and in extreme cases to commit suicide.

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