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  • Selena Gomez honoured for Mental Health Advocacy by Ruderman Family foundation

    By ANI

    MASSACHUSETTS: Pop icon Selena Gomez has been honoured with the ‘Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion’ for her devotion towards the cause of mental health awareness.

    The ‘Good For You’ singer was chosen for the award by the Ruderman Family Foundation — which aims to expand access to essential mental health programs and services, as per The Hollywood Reporter.

    The Boston-based foundation honoured the former Disney Channel star, citing her “dedication to raising mental health awareness and her commitment to expanding access to mental health services and education for young people around the world” as the reason.

    Explaining the choice of the foundation for the award, President Jay Ruderman said in a statement, “Selena Gomez powerfully embodies our Foundation’s mission in the mental health arena — a mission which continues to take on greater importance amid today’s unprecedented mental health crisis for teens, young adults, and the entire population”.

    “Drawing inspiration from her personal journey, Selena has given voice to the struggles of countless individuals who have endured mental health challenges, while working tirelessly to increase access to indispensable mental health resources and programs” Jay further added.

    This is hardly the first time that Selena’s dedication towards Mental Health awareness has been recognized.

    According to a report by The Hollywood Reporter, the singer-actress was a recipient of the 2019 McClean Award.

    The 30-year-old songstress revealed her diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder for the first time with fellow pop-star Miley Cyrus on her Instagram live series ‘Bright Minded” in 2020.

    “I discussed that after years of going through a lot of different things, I realized that I was bipolar,” Gomez said on her Instagram live. “And so when I got to know more information, it actually helps me. It doesn’t scare me once I know it” she added.

    Gomez was last seen in the documentary ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me’, recently released on Apple TV+.

    MASSACHUSETTS: Pop icon Selena Gomez has been honoured with the ‘Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion’ for her devotion towards the cause of mental health awareness.

    The ‘Good For You’ singer was chosen for the award by the Ruderman Family Foundation — which aims to expand access to essential mental health programs and services, as per The Hollywood Reporter.

    The Boston-based foundation honoured the former Disney Channel star, citing her “dedication to raising mental health awareness and her commitment to expanding access to mental health services and education for young people around the world” as the reason.

    Explaining the choice of the foundation for the award, President Jay Ruderman said in a statement, “Selena Gomez powerfully embodies our Foundation’s mission in the mental health arena — a mission which continues to take on greater importance amid today’s unprecedented mental health crisis for teens, young adults, and the entire population”.

    “Drawing inspiration from her personal journey, Selena has given voice to the struggles of countless individuals who have endured mental health challenges, while working tirelessly to increase access to indispensable mental health resources and programs” Jay further added.

    This is hardly the first time that Selena’s dedication towards Mental Health awareness has been recognized.

    According to a report by The Hollywood Reporter, the singer-actress was a recipient of the 2019 McClean Award.

    The 30-year-old songstress revealed her diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder for the first time with fellow pop-star Miley Cyrus on her Instagram live series ‘Bright Minded” in 2020.

    “I discussed that after years of going through a lot of different things, I realized that I was bipolar,” Gomez said on her Instagram live. “And so when I got to know more information, it actually helps me. It doesn’t scare me once I know it” she added.

    Gomez was last seen in the documentary ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me’, recently released on Apple TV+.

  • Bengal couple will drive to Central Asian nations for raising mental health awareness

    By PTI
    KOLKATA: Around three years after travelling to 32 countries in a car to make people aware of pain management, a couple of West Bengal are set to drive to four countries of Central Asia for raising awareness on mental health.

    Dr Debanjali Roy and her entrepreneur husband Koushik Roy said that they will visit Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, covering a distance of around 4,000 km, in May.

    Given the stressful life during the COVID era, stable mental health has become as important as any medicine, they said adding that a healthy mind allows a person to work productively, which in turn raises his or her contributions to society.

    “We are keen to spread the awareness of mental health across age groups.

    “Last time, we spread awareness about Safe Drive to a Pain-Free Life in association with West Bengal Government and travelled almost 45,000 km across 32 countries,” said Debanjali, an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist.

    In 2021, they plan to travel through the ancient and unexplored Silk Route, with the message of being stress-free and having sound mental health, said Koushik who is an entrepreneur.

    “In Kyrgyzstan, we will experience the nomads’ life, their food, their culture, and how to be happy against all odds,” she said. They have planned to cover the four countries in 18 days. In 2018, the couple visited 32 countries in Asia and Europe in over seven months by car.

    “In 2020, we all had to keep our wandering souls hibernated, as the world went through a transition unexpectedly. We all can hope that 2021 will be much better and safer,” Koushik said.