Tipper Gore

“My own personal experience with depression is the reason I am so passionate about this issue.”

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

“Hope is a very, very powerful word.”

“What I would say to a person who is going through a mental health crisis is that you are not alone.”

“Stigma is a barrier to seeking help. We need to break down the barriers.”

“We should not be ashamed to talk about mental illness. It is a medical illness, like any other.”

“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever.”

“It is not a sign of weakness to ask for help. It is a sign of strength.”