How can I help people with depression?

You must try and understand people with depression by asking them questions, and try not to push them away by using harsh words. Taking care of a depression will take a lot of patience. Having friends around people will also be a helpful thing since most depress people mostly want to isolate themselves, so having not only one companion can be helpful and that way his or her friends can monitor what she's doing for safety.

Try getting them to know that you've felt what they are feeling. Relatability is always good for helping others.

Empathise - not sympathise! Don't let them feel like they are alone, and don't assume that you understand exactly what they are feeling. Respect them for who they are, and simply provide a listening ear, be a platform for them to vent out their thoughts & what-nots :)

You can help people with depression right here, by becoming an active listener! :) You can also help people by writing about your own personal experiences, or talking about it. You never know who is going to be reading/listening that could benefit from what you say. Also, you could start a blog for people with depression, or just be encouraging to people online. Those are just some really simple ways, but there are definitely a lot more you could probably think of! Not everything has to be big...you could help someone with depression just by smiling at them or saying hello :)

I can let them talk with me. I can let them vet to me. I also can try to calm them down and tell them that they are loved.

Try to relate to them and ask them what's going on. Offering advice could also help but don't get off topic.

Help them by talking about depression in their life, share experiences, if you have any, refer them to the depression self help guide.

By listening and helping to feel they're not alone, giving them a chance, a safe place to talk things through.

Plainly, offer support. Tell them you understand, or that you don't, but you're willing to listen and care because they matter to you.

You can be empathetic with them, you can try to listen to them, ask them questions that we lead them to find a solution by themselves, it also helps them figure out the reason behind this depression, because there is some people that go into depression without knowing why, so you help them figure it out. Try to give them some advises if they want to, like "why don't you try to make new friends" or "I have read a really nice book why don't you try to read it?" .. etc