Ji-Li Jiang Quotes

We need to start identifying the triggers that aggravate mental health issues in our society - bullying, social media negativity and anxiety, gender based violence, substance abuse, stigma around issues such as maternal issues, etc., and we need to speak up about these more and get to the source of the problems.

Playing someone who has a mental illness, the responsibility to not stuff it up is really strong. You have to get it right. Not just for the people who are sufferers, but for the people who care about them - their loved ones.

Time to Talk is all about tackling taboos and getting the nation talking about mental health.

It's so important that we all speak up on mental health.

Not talking about mental illness is killing people. We need that to stop.

I was hoping that I could say stuff about mental illness that maybe people didn't know. You know, speak up for bipolar disorder and let people know a little bit more about it that they may not have known.

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

If you look at suicides, most of them are connected to depression. And the mental health system just fails them. It's so sad. We know what to do. We just don't do it.

The only reason I've shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma attached to depression.

Change the way we all talk to each other about our mental health.

I often get asked why I decided to spend time highlighting the mental health of children.

There's such a stigma around mental illness, and this idea that you're going to come off as disturbed or weak somehow by being open about these things. I've never felt embarrassed or shy talking about it; it's such an integral part of my life.

There isn't a right or wrong way to be depressed, anxious, or struggle with PTSD. Mental health challenges manifest differently for different people, and it's important that people see that on-screen.

There are people with much bigger profiles than mine who are talking about mental illness. I am going to try to use whatever platform I have, whatever voice I have to help eliminate the stigma.

We need to do more to raise awareness of perinatal mental health illness and address the stigma that still surrounds it in our society.

I have observed and taken part in some mental health first aid training, and I have met many mental health first aiders, and I am convinced that even a few hours' training can make a real difference.

I'm lucky to have depression less severely than a lot of people. I know some find it useful to talk about it and people are definitely doing that more. It's becoming less stigmatised.

I am privileged to have people around me who understand mental illnesses and mental health. However, the stigma around it is huge.

It's so important that we figure out a way of moving beyond the stigma that still exists around treatment for mental health.

We honestly shouldn't be paying attention to nothing Kanye West says until he actually goes out there and gets the help we all think he needs. That's what keeps these stigmas about mental health and everything going - we act like it's a joke.

We will not give up the fight to ensure that mental health is the given the priority it needs and deserves.

I grew up in a small town, and mental illness wasn't something anyone talked about.

I believe the biggest stigma right now, with mental health, is that a lot of men are not talking about it.

Too many Americans who struggle with mental health illnesses are suffering in silence rather than seeking help, and we need to see to it that men and women who would never hesitate to go see a doctor if they had a broken arm or came down with the flu, that they have that same attitude when it comes to their mental health.

There are lots of people with mental health disabilities, and that's just the way their life is; it's not like you see it in the movies.