Logan leads mental health drive to beat recession blues

IRISH Eurovision winners Johnny Logan and Niamh Kavanagh are using their profiles to raise publicity for a mental health awareness campaign – particularly people suffering because of the recession.

The musical pair joined forces as part of the Lean on Me programme, which is seeking to dispel the myths surrounding depression.

The campaign, which was launched on European Depression Day yesterday, is aimed at the estimated 400,000 people believed to be suffering from the condition in this country.