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Last night at the Crosby Hotel in SoHo, guests gathered in support of The Center for Youth Mental Health for a dinner and a poignant conversation led by Demi Lovato and Dr. Charlie Shaffer. The actor, singer, and former child star got candid with attendees, discussing her journey to recovery, having overcome bullying, an eating disorder, and addiction, all while discovering how to manage her bipolar diagnosis.

“When I think about the purpose behind speaking out, I think about that 13-year-old [version of myself] who didn't have anybody in the public eye of my generation to show me, 'this person struggles with depression, but they're okay,'” Lovato told . "There was no light at the end of the tunnel for me in the public eye and so I remember my younger self, when I'm thinking about what gives me purpose, and it holds me accountable. That gives me the drive to wake up every single day and be grateful, but also work on myself.



" Co-hosted by Dr. Steven J. Corwin, Dr.

Zandy Forbes, Tory Burch, and Anna Wintour, the night was a testament to the strides made by the (Formerly known as the Youth Anxiety Center). Established 13 years ago, the center runs a clinical and research program dedicated to tackling the epidemic of anxiety and depression in adolescents and young adults. “Something that I've said in the past is, you're not a car that is broken and goes into the shop and gets fixed.

[Recovery] is a lifelong condition that I have to live with and that I've learned to live wi.

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