NBA All-Star Kevin Love honoured for mental health advocacy

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The Boston-based Ruderman Family Foundation honoured Kevin Love with its annual Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion for his work both on and off the court to remove the stigma around mental illness.

Brooklyn Nets guard Markel Brown defends Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love in the second half of an NBA basketball game in New York on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Kevin Love knows the euphoria of sinking a three-pointer just before the buzzer. But the five-time NBA All-Star has had plenty of lows to offset those highs.

"Love has repeatedly taken steps to eradicate the mental health stigma by sharing stories of his struggles with depression, anxiety, and other challenges," the foundation said in a statement. He has also established the Kevin Love Fund, with an ambitious goal of helping more than 1 billion people over a five-year period.

He's repeatedly taken steps to eradicate the mental health stigma by sharing stories of his struggles with depression, anxiety and other challenges. In a 2018 essay for The Players' Tribune, he revealed that he had been seeing a therapist for several months following a panic attack during a game earlier that year.

"Over the past few years, athletes around the world have shown us incredible courage by shining a light on the mental health toll that comes with extreme pressure. In doing so, they helped kick-start a cultural shift around mental wellness," he said.

 

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