“Mental health problems do not affect three or four out of every five persons but one out of one.”
Dr. William Menninger
“poverty, mental health problems and 'lifestyle' diseases have come to pose a far greater threat to affected communities than radiation exposure.”
Mohamed ElBaradei
“Once the water subsides, once the basic services are restored, the biggest problems that people face are the mental health problems, ... When will life get back to normal?”
Julie Gerberding
“Lots of mental health facilities won't take people with substance abuse problems. Or places for substance abuse treatment can't help with mental issues.”
Russell Rasco
“Mental health is a sickness just like diabetes, heart problems, eye problems, we all need help.”
Bettie Jordan
“More than 35 percent of the children exposed to a single traumatic event will develop serious mental health problems ... The real crisis of Katrina is the hundreds of thousands of ravaged, displaced and traumatized children.”
Bruce Perry
“Everybody can talk about family members who have mental health problems, and there is rarely a family you can find that hasn't experienced mental illness.”
David Swann
