We remain a country where a young person's chance of fulfilling their potential rests on the vagaries of where they were born and what their parents do, rather than their innate talent and ambition.
We need to do more to raise awareness of perinatal mental health illness and address the stigma that still surrounds it in our society.
For many people who face anxieties, depression, trauma or grief that dominate their lives, a vital source of support may be a counsellor or psychotherapist.
Protecting children from smoking in cars is the right thing to do.
Time to Talk is all about tackling taboos and getting the nation talking about mental health.
Many of the underlying factors in poor mental health are societal.
One anti-Semitic member of the Labour party is one member too many.
No one walks into a food bank with their head held high.
It is true that food banks are a sign that the British retain their altruistic instincts. I support my local food banks whenever and however I can. But I am deeply concerned about their normalisation.
David Cameron needs to get his head out of the sand. He and his colleagues need to see what poverty is really like.
Many feel the need to hide their problems from their school friends, work colleagues and even members of their own family.
When I was selected as a Labour council candidate in 2009, people publicly challenged how I could possibly represent anyone from the Bengali community because of my faith and since my selection and election as the member of parliament for Liverpool, Wavertree, I have received a torrent of anti-Semitic abuse.
Our climate is changing. The causes are man-made. And we are already feeling the effects.
We will not give up the fight to ensure that mental health is the given the priority it needs and deserves.
As Britain prepares to leave the E.U., we need to become more efficient as an economy. We need everyone contributing to our collective prosperity, in every part of the country. We simply cannot afford to waste the potential of a generation because of mental ill-health.
The cruel realities of austerity and Brexit mean that life is chaotic, expensive and the road ahead is littered with obstacles.
I've been working to see that mental health is raised in both oral and written question sessions in parliament.
The technological revolution has the potential to liberate us or enslave us, and the road we take will depend on our politics.
It's absolutely crucial that we look at mental health not just through the prism of health but in a cross-cutting way.
Britain is home to world class creative industries and talents.
