Luciana Berger Quotes

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.

It's absolutely crucial that we look at mental health not just through the prism of health but in a cross-cutting way.

I know how important good mental health care can be because I personally benefited from it.

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

When I began my tenure as surgeon general, I did not intend to focus on emotional well-being.

The point of a mental health first aider is to be a champion for good mental health in the workplace, to provide a safe port-of-call for anyone wanting to talk about their mental health, and to offer signposting to available expert advice and professional services.

Why aren't we talking about it in health classes in school? That's just as important as learning about physical health and nutrition. Why aren't we learning about our minds and our mental health and mental illnesses? I just think that it's something that very much needs to go hand in hand.

I would like to think that an artist's mental health is taken into consideration more now.

Mental health is something that's really important to me.

Well, I think it's important to stand as an advocate for the mentally ill.

We need to change the culture of this topic and make it OK to speak about mental health and suicide.

The mental health conversation is very important to me. I have friends that struggle with various mental illnesses. I've struggled with depression and anxiety. I'm very interested in how we deal with that.

Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.

Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.

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

In an ideal world, it would not take a film star to get the media focused on mental illness.

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

We're becoming so much better at destigmatizing all sorts of things, including mental illness in 'Silver Linings.'

It's okay to talk about mental health issues. It's okay to admit that you have anxiety. It doesn't take away from your power. It's totally normal.

I'm not really interested in promoting 'Olive' as a series about depression or mental illness.

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

It is possible and very common to overcome and manage a mental illness.

We need mental health counselors in every school that needs one.

We must bring the issue of mental illness out into the sunlight, out of the shadow, out of the closet, deal with it, treat people, have centers where people can get the necessary help.

Together with open conversations and greater understanding, we can ensure that attitudes for mental health change and children receive the support they deserve.