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Demi Lovato becomes a mental health advocate

Songstress Demi Lovato recently became a mental health advocate after sharing the struggles of her own experiences with bipolar disorder, and is now a spokesperson for the The Mental Health Listening & Engagement Tour. 

In a new video for the tour, the 'Neon Lights' beauty opens up about how she dealt with her own depression and encourages fans who think they might be suffering from a similar condition to seek help and treatment:

"I’ve seen some dark times, especially with the depressive stage of the illness. Bipolar depression really got my life off track. but today I’m proud to say that I’m living proof that you can live, love and be well with bipolar disorder when they get the education, support and treatment they need."

"Through my music tours you’ve seen me speak out against the shame and silence around mental illness."

The hitmaker went onto add that by speaking out about it might help to lessen the stigma surrounding mental health issues, which is why she wanted to get involved: "I can hopefully be a source of inspiration to others… I want to be the most informed and powerful advocate I can be and to find the courage to seek help. Our society tends to shame or ignore those with mental illness I want to change that too."

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Watch Lovato talk about mental health below: