The Poker Face singer runs her Born This Way Foundation to guide youngsters through issues such as bullying and body image problems, and now she has teamed up with a top U.S. research centre to unveil a new campaign dealing with feelings.

Gaga's drive, the Emotion Revolution, has been created in conjunction with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and aims to help kids explore their feelings and use them to their advantage.

The singer says in an online video, "I know what it's like to feel depressed, to feel humiliated, to feel isolated. And I know too many young people that, no matter who they are or where they come from, they're feeling the same way that I do... Working together, we can make the world a kinder and braver place where all voices are heard, all feelings are respected. It's okay to be different; it's okay to feel different; it's okay to feel like you're not part of this planet, because there's all sorts of really authentic answers as to why."

Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence director Marc Brackett, who is also on the board of Gaga's charity, adds, "Our goal is to create a call to action to America's schools, to take seriously the social and emotional development of youth. What we know is that emotions matter, and they matter a great deal for almost everything we do in life, from learning to decision making to relationships to mental health."

The initiative will begin with a survey of high-school students on subjects such as their relationships with fellow students and teachers, and the results will be presented during a summit at Yale University in Connecticut in October (15) which will be attended by the star.