Advocacy Quote by Shannon L. Alder

“The stigma of mental illness is first and foremost a social justice issue!”

— Patrick W. Corrigan

“Paradoxically, it now is much easier to treat many mental disorders than it is to understand them.”

— Randolph M. Nesse

“I loved the idea of a subversive world where mental illness was defined as just another version of normal, and education was how you…

— Heather Sellers

“Mental health professionals have their own blocks, distraction, prejudices, and cultural upbringing, all of which color the work that they do, no matter how…

— Laurie E. Smith

“Be dedicated to change the way in which people see mental illness, at all levels of society. If not for yourself, advocate for those…

— Germany Kent

“Mental illness is not in the business of making sense of itself.”

— Roni Askey-Doran

The sad truth is that millions of people with mental illness suffer stigma and prejudice, especially at work.

— Luciana Berger

“Mental illness is an illness , not an excuse for irresponsibility .”

— Talitha Day Fair

“Mental illness didn’t really change people. It just made them more of who they were going to be anyway. Mental illness was less like…

— Heather Sellers

“I mention a paradox of psychiatry: mental illness is recognized by the patient's distorted thoughts, but treatment is largely indifferent to their content. (104)”

— Michael Greenberg

“Education lays the foundation of a large portion of the causes of mental disorder”

— Malcolm Gladwell

“There’s such a stigma attached to mental illness that people are often reluctant to talk about it, or admit that they, or someone they…

— Lori Wilde