Born Norma Jean Mortensen in 1926, Marilyn Monroe understood all about mental illness.

Her mother Gladys had a diagnosis of schizophrenia, and regularly experienced psychotic symptoms in the years she was bringing up her daughter - at a time before antipsychotic medications had been developed, and when the subject of mental illness was little understood in the community.

SANE Australia campaigns to improve understanding of mental illness and the needs of people affected, their families and other carers.