Jacque Smith, 44, set up the touching campaign in honour of her beloved daughter Leigh on what would have been her 25th birthday.

The idea behind it is for people to perform heartwarming gestures, no matter how big or small, which could help someone get through some of their darkest moments.

She hopes the idea will help to provide a little bit of light in the lives of those who may need it.

Heartbroken mum Jacque is also in the process of setting up a charity named LoveLeigh, to raise awareness of how depression can impact so many lives.

Jacque, who has been inspired by the Brightest Star charity in Renfrew, explained: “The idea behind acts of kindness is that it could help someone get through a dark day or even save the life of someone who is going through mental illness and could be struggling that day may be suffering from poor mental health or experiencing ‘dark thoughts’.

“A single act of kindness can may be the one thing that saves a life or even help someone who might be thinking of doing something awful or lift someone who might not have any hope of going on.

“There are times when I’ve been in that situation after Leigh’s death and it’s been something someone has done or said to me that helped me get through this.

“I started the idea in Leigh’s memory on what would have been her 25th birthday and the feedback has been incredible. But now I want to make this something permanent.” Tragic Leigh Smith became a victim of suicide when she was just 22 years old after being tormented by self-esteem issues.

A JustGiving Page set up by Jacque’s close friend, Nick Wright, her brother Ewen Smith, plus a number of Leigh and Jacque’s friends, has raised tens of thousands of pounds for the vital SAMH charity to raise awareness of mental health and other issues.

The dedicated team have held a number of charity auctions and also taken part in ‘Teeny’s Tough Mudders,’ in memory of Leigh, who was lovably nicknamed Teeny. So far, they have completed in all events in Scotland and will continue to do so in 2015.

In addition, Jacque also wants to highlight importance of trying to spot the signs of depression, sometimes those that are almost invisible, in people who may appear to be masking things on the outside.

“Leigh always put on a brave face. She was a very sensitive girl but she smiled to the rest of the world,” Jacque said.

“Despite the changing views about suicide, there is still a stigma surrounding suicide and some see that it is selfish. I find that extremely narrow minded and insensitive because your own life is the ultimate sacrifice — something in your mind must block the basic instinct of survival. Unless you have walked a mile in someone else’s shoes you can never know what it feels like to be at that tipping point.

“It would be amazing just to put a stop to this stigma and make people realise that anyone can be affected by these issues, and that it can happen so very quickly, creeping up like a silent killer.” Jacque is also asking followers of the LoveLeigh Facebook page to share their own experiences in relation to mental health so that more people are open to speaking out and seeking help if they need it. There have already been countless stories shared which have generated feedback from those who needed a lifeline and didn’t know where to go.

Her ideas have also inspired floods of people to come forward and share their videos, photographs or messages relating to their own battles as well as encouraging them to perform random acts of kindness.

Carolyne McDougall, director of Tangerine13 personal training studios, shared her experience of battling mental health issues by sending a veracious email to clients as a tribute to Leigh.

She said: “No one knows the feeling of wanting to die unless they have experienced it for themselves, just like the blind do not know how to see or the deaf do not know how to hear.

“My neighbour found me three times in the street in my pyjamas at around 4am. I thought my cat was possessed by an alien after he had been missing for a week “I last felt suicidal just a few weeks ago. I was so close to doing something stupid but I managed to ask for help and got my meds increased — I’m very lucky. I wish everyone could suffer the torture of mental illness for one day so they could understand it.” In another act of kindness Jacque’s friend, another LoveLeigh follower, Jane Hamilton, spoke to a young homeless man and asked what he would like to eat that day so she could offer him the food he craved most.

And it turned out the man had once spoken to Jacque’s daughter Leigh a few years back and had later learned of her untimely passing; showing what a small world this really is.

“It was very strange but lovely to hear, out of all the people in Glasgow to approach and the man knew Leigh!” Jacque said. “I am completely overwhelmed by what I have experienced; acts of kindness, pictures, stories about people I don’t know and about Leigh and I.

“On Leigh’s birthday I was heartbroken. I couldn’t stop the tears and the ever growing ‘Leigh void’ from swallowing me up. But the next day, although just as heartbroken, I felt lifted by the love and kindness being demonstrated by so many people.

“I hope that at least one person has benefitted from what we have all done. Actually, I know I have so it’s been worth everyone of the texts, words and shared stories. I’d like to fill LoveLeigh, my page, Leigh’s page, everyone’s page with compassion, love and inspiration. I’d like that to be a present for my beautiful girl and those who need it.”