My Friend

[Fruitcakes300]

I have this friend who is depressed really bad. They have had a really hard childhood and only have one parent currently. They feel useless and bad all the time. They are always depressed no matter what. They have tryed talking to their mom about it but she never listens. My friend feels like no one pays attention anymore and does not care at all. I have tryed to help her so much. She always just gets sad and starrts crying. I feel really bad about this and I want to get her help. What can I do. I'm afraid of what might happen if I don't.
Thanks for everything.

[Haddock_Entrap_Propulasion]

Be there for her, and encourage her to get help.  Offer to help out with anything you can if she's having trouble with fatigue or low motivation.  Try to make yourself available by phone 24/7 so that if she's feeling suicidal or something she can call you. Offer to go with her to talk to the school counselor or even her primary care provider about seeing a psychologist and getting a psych eval.  

[pink2385]

Well depending on if you are still school age, you can talk to one of the schools counselors, or teachers or someone. If you look up depression online, you can also probably find a telephone number to call about this.