Selena Gomez honors mental health advocacy | State News

BOSTON (AP) — Pop star and actor Selena Gomez her personal mental health struggles —they made her an outspoken advocate for consciousness and the help other young people needed.

“I hope that by using my platform to share my stories, I can help others feel less alone,” Gomez said earlier this year. Roundtable at the White House With First Lady Jill Biden and US Surgeon General Vivek Mercy. In 2016, Gomez took a break to deal with anxiety, panic attacks, and depression stemming from her battle with lupus.Four years later, she revealed she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

On Monday, the Boston-based Luderman Family Foundation told the 30-year-old entertainer “drawn inspiration from her personal journey” to make counseling and other services accessible to people around the world. presented the annual Morton E. Luderman Inclusion Award.

“Mental health affects all of us. We each have a role to play in ensuring that mental health services are accessible for all, regardless of background. Share my own story” And I hope that by using my platform, we can empower each other and enable more young people to take up mental health.

Texas-born Gomez strives to use her status as a public figure to share her story in a way that empowers others.

A new documentary exploring her struggles, “Selena Gomez: My Heart and Me” It premiered on AppleTV+ earlier this month.

“Mental health is personal to me. It hasn’t always been easy to figure out how to manage my mental health, but it’s something I always work on and help others do it.” I hope we can do it.

In 2020, the “Wizards of Waverly Place” actor launched the Rare Impact Fund just before launching his Rare Beauty line of cosmetics, donating 1% of all sales to the fund to support mental health services and youth. promised to expand education.

So far, the fund has distributed $1.7 million to nearly 12.5 mental health organizations.

“Selena Gomez is a powerful embodiment of the Foundation’s mission in the field of mental health, which is even more important during this unprecedented mental health crisis for teens, young people and the population at large. It continues to increase in sex.

Now in its ninth year, the award is named after Morton E. Luderman, founder of the Luderman Family Foundation.Past recipients include NBA All-Star Kevin Love, Academy Award-nominated actor Taraji P. Henson, Filmmakers Peter and Bobby Farrelly, Olympian Michael PhelpsOscar-winning actor Marlee Matlin, and former US Senator and Americans with Disabilities Act architect Tom Harkin.

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