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For too long we have swept the problems of mental illness under the carpet... and hoped that they would go away.

Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It's the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.

For mental illnesses, we need better access to treatment and diagnosis.

Mental health can improve overall well-being and prevent other illnesses. And since mental health problems have a serious economic impact on vulnerable communities, making them a priority can save lives and markedly improve people's quality of life.

Mental illness is the last frontier. The gay thing is part of everyday life now on a show like 'Modern Family,' but mental illness is still full of stigma. Maybe it is time for that to change.

Mental illness leaves a huge legacy, not just for the person suffering it but for those around them.

I want to break down some of the stigma associated with mental illness.

Any other illness, any other disease that we're faced with, there's sympathy and understanding. We get help for those. With mental illness, our go-to is to categorize them as, 'Oh, they're crazy,' to belittle the problem.

We must stop criminalizing mental illness. It's a national tragedy and scandal that the L.A. County Jail is the biggest psychiatric facility in the United States.