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Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison
Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
"I think this country in general and business have an enormous responsibility to treat mental illnesses like any other illness. There should be parity."
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Philip Burguieres
Vice Chairman, Houston Texans Football Franchise
www.houstontexans.com
www.mhagh.org
“It would shock you to know how many individuals running major corporations are grappling with suicidal depression.”
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Diana Kern
Special Events Manager
NAMI Texas
www.expectrecovery.com
“I am a person who has successfully recovered from a serious mental illness… How powerful it is to believe in yourself… demand that you get well… I want others to EXPECT RECOVERY!”
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Moe Armstrong
Decorated Vietnam War Veteran, Musician, Poet
Founder, Vet to Vet Peer Support Training
www.vinfen.com
“I was in Vietnam. I was in the middle of continuous combat patrols. I couldn’t believe that I had become mentally ill. Everyone kept saying, “Hang in there, Doc. It’ll be over. We’ll be out of here soon.” We went back on patrol after patrol. Cracking up. Breaking down. Started crying...”
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Sacha Senich
Professional Dancer and Pilates Instructor
"Even though I was functioning in the world outside, I was not functioning internally... my mental illness eventually killed my marriage."
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Haley Novak
Student, Age 11
"Sometimes I am afraid of myself. I am afraid I will hurt myself or others. I know people think I am weird."
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Jason Moreno
Student, Actor, Poet
"I heard voices when I was 22. My diagnosis was kind of a relief… for a while I was hearing people talk behind my back"
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Jennifer Padron
M.Ed Candidate, University of Texas at Austin
"We are helpful, interested, thoughtful and employable human beings living beside you…"
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The Honorable Patrick J. Kennedy
Congressman, (D) Rhode Island
www.house.gov/patrickkennedy
"Mental health may have the distinction of being the biggest public health crisis nobody knows about."
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Frederick J. Frese III, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Coordinator, Summit County (Ohio) Recovery Project
www.fredfrese.com
"It is scary coming out of the closet, but once you've done it, it’s a relief to be able to be honest about who and what you are."
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Gayathri Ramprasad, MBA
Mental Health Consultant
Empowering Beautiful Minds
www.mindbeautiful.com
"Stigma is often more disabling than the disease of mental illness. It deters people from seeking the treatment, help and support they need to recover. It is time to STOP STIGMA AND SAVE LIVES. It is time to empower beautiful minds to reclaim their lives and dreams."
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John Kevin Hines
Mental Health Advocate and Suicide Prevention Speaker
http://www.goldengate.org/
feedback/barriercontactform.php
John Kevin Hines, on September 25th of the year 2000, became the 26th survivor of a suicide attempt off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. He shares his experience with the disease Bipolar Disorder.
“To all you parents out there…if your child ever hints about suicide, please take it seriously and get help. I am grateful to be alive today.
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Jim Monti
President NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) on Campus
"When I became better, helping others in my situation was not a choice, an option or something I did in my spare time. It became an obligation."
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Deanna Green
Wife, Mother, Personal Development Coach
Deanna hails from Washington, D.C. and is a wife and mother of five. She had her first bout with mania in 1997, but was not officially diagnosed until 2003. Though she still struggles with her mental illness, today Deanna is a successful entrepreneur and a licensed professional makeup artist.
"I thought all the pain and those extreme mood swings were just part of life"
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Chip Rosenson
Author, Jewish Scholar, Teacher
"I was at Harvard my freshmen year when I had my first breakdown… it was the watershed, the turning point of my life."
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Reverend Tony Campbell
Executive Director, The Depression Connection Team
www.depressionconnection.org
"We face two enemies. One is the condition within that causes us to suffer. Enemy No. 2 is the stigma of negative attitudes..." |
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