Billie Eilish Speaks Up About Mental Health

    INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 20: Billie Eilish performs onstage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20, 2019 in Indio, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Coachella)
    INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 20: Billie Eilish performs onstage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20, 2019 in Indio, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Coachella)

    Billie Eilish is speaking up about looking out for your friends’ mental health.

    “You should keep your ears open and you should listen,” the 17-year-old singer says in a new AdCouncil video. “Even if it’s just a little bit more comfort, that can really mean a lot to someone, because you don’t know what is going on.”

    Eilish added that “everyone has to help someone if they need it” – and words aren’t always necessary. “Sometimes it’s about a hug,” she said. “It’s about somebody holding you.”

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    On the flip side, Eilish points out that it’s important for those suffering from mental health issues to talk to a friend.

    “It doesn’t make you weak to ask for help,” she said. “It doesn’t make you weak to ask for a friend, to go to a therapist. It shouldn’t make you feel weak to ask anyone for help.”

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    The singer has previously been open about her own mental health challenges. “I’m trying to learn still, to make sure that I stay OK.

    “I’m just dealing with it how I’m dealing with it and I’m trying my best.”

    Visit Bell Let's Talk for mental health resources.

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