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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.

We need, ultimately, to be able to view mental health with the same clear-headedness we show when talking about physical health.

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

We readily go to the health club when our doctor suggests we need more exercise, but we regularly neglect the 'mental health club' that our well-being more truly requires.

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.

Depression is an illness and not a necessary part of healthy living.

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.

The problem with the stigma around mental health is really about the stories that we tell ourselves as a society. What is normal? That's just a story that we tell ourselves.

I really never look at my health issues as 'Woe is me.' I've seen the reality of that. And it's not a pleasant thing.