That can be a springboard to bring (the health care debate) to the national level.

Informed journalists can have a significant impact on public understanding of mental health issues, as they shape debate and trends with the words and pictures they convey, ... They influence their peers and stimulate discussion among the general public, and an informed public can reduce stigma and discrimination.

The people of this country desperately need to engage in an open and honest debate about mental health,

The school yard is a First Amendment battleground. The other side in this debate has been more motivated to speak up, but we're trying to ensure that at least both sides get heard.

Mental-health reform is a dramatic change that's been implemented in starts and fits, and it's not where any of us want it to be at the moment.

We care about women getting the health care that they need to get. Women need to take this in a timely way and anything that prevents that will be an obstacle.