"I was ready to just end it all, and wound up seeking help, and it saved my life," Wayne resident John Champion said during a New Jersey 101.5 town-hall event on child mental health.
Public perception of the issue has made positive strides over time, likely at the expense of many others encountering a mental health condition of their own.
A study by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield has found that 3.5 percent of their insurance policy holders suffer from major depression, and women are twice as likely as men to be diagnosed.