How can I help a clinically depressed friend?

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We were good work buddies but he quit because of his depression. He was diagnosed with clinical depression and now see a counselor every week. He was texting me (I'm a girl FYI) once a week with random text. I guess to start a convo. We chat about fun stuff and sometimes about his struggles. He's recently began to pull back a bit on the responses so I leave him alone.

So should I contact him? Or do I leave him alone? What would a depressed person perfer? I don't want to bother him- but I worry about him sometimes.
When he does text me- it seems like he's fine. But I heard from his mom he won't come out of him room or talk to anyone. But he still text me once a week. I'm lost on what to do...
How can I help a clinically depressed friend?
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