Challenges Quote by Jessica Barden

I am glad that many, especially actors, have started opening up about their mental health issues.

— Bhumika Chawla

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…

— Andy Behrman

It can be difficult to present mental illness in film without resorting to devices that, if not handled well, can seem heavy-handed or cliché.

— Brian Lindstrom

There's so much anxiety coming from social media with teenagers that we have to give them characters that are real and that are not…

— Anna Todd

With any child entering adolescence, one hunts for signs of health, is desperate for the smallest indication that the child's problems will never be…

— Nora Ephron

In general, watching children's television is a dark and surreal descent into madness where the characters on the screen talk directly to you.

— John Green

The reason why there are so many characters who suffer in my games is that I want to show reality.

— Yoko Taro

Issues to do with disability, mental health and not being neurotypical often affect many genuine teenagers but are rarely reflected in the fiction they…

— Tansy Rayner Roberts

It's important to find characters that share sympathy with a young audience, not just in the story but their role in the world.

— Tim Crouch

I am always fascinated by the mental struggles that people and characters have.

— Mike Flanagan

We try to equip young people as early as possible to deal with their mental health struggles and to be kind.

— Cynthia Germanotta

Mental health is invisible, but it's a very real issue.

— Coco Gauff