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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 health can be just as important as physical health - and major depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses.

Taking care of your mental and physical health is just as important as any career move or responsibility.

I'm a big proponent of having a mental health component go along with whatever the physical realities are.

A child's mental health is just as important as their physical health and deserves the same quality of support.

People talk about physical fitness, but mental health is equally important. I see people suffering, and their families feel a sense of shame about it, which doesn't help. One needs support and understanding. I am now working on an initiative to create awareness about anxiety and depression and help people.

There is no health without mental health; mental health is too important to be left to the professionals alone, and mental health is everyone's business.

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

I have spent most of my life working with mental illness. I have been president of the world's largest association of mental-illness workers, and I am all for more funding for mental-health care and research - but not in the vain hope that it will curb violence.

Really, having people who have different mental perspectives is what's important.