Selena Gomez has been honored with this year’s prestigious Morton E. Ruderman Award for Inclusion.
The Ruderman Family Foundation, which strives to advocate for and advance inclusion for people with disabilities, announced Selena as this year’s honoree on Monday. The foundation highlighted her work in breaking the stigma of mental health and educating people on available resources.
“I am honored to be the recipient of this year’s Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion. Mental health impacts all of us, and we each have a role to play in ensuring that everyone – regardless of their background – has access to mental health services,” Selena said in a statement.
The singer continued, “I hope by sharing my own story and using my platform, we can empower each other and more young people to address mental health.”
The foundation saluted Selena for her work in raising awareness on mental health, as well as for being so open with her own struggles. They noted sharing her experience with being diagnosed with bipolar disorder helps others feel less alone.
“Mental health is personal for me. Figuring out how to manage my mental health hasn’t always been easy, but it’s something I am constantly working on, and I hope I can help others work on it, too,” the singer shared.
Jay Ruderman, president of the Ruderman Family Foundation, took note of “today’s unprecedented mental health crisis for teens, young adults, and the entire population” as reason why Selena deserved such an honor.
She now joins previous honorees Taraji P. Henson, Michael Phelps and NBA star Kevin Love.
Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
Related Posts
Slaying to save the world: Cast revealed for first charity version of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’
April 23, 2024
Pari Dukovic/World of Wonder/Paramount+Paramount+ revealed the cast of the ninth iteration of…
Pitbull to launch Party After Dark tour in August
April 23, 2024
Live NationIn 2023 and early 2024, Pitbull toured with Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin as part…
Selena Gomez and ‘Only Murders’ guest star Sting have courtside reunion
April 23, 2024
Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesSelena Gomez hangs around 70-something Only Murders in the Building…
Zendaya talks new film ‘Challengers,’ returning to Met Gala
April 23, 2024
ABC NewsIt's Zendaya's world, and we're all just living in it.That's the plot of life as well as…
Jennifer Lopez and Simu Liu go bot-to-bot in Netflix sci-fi thriller ‘Atlas’
April 23, 2024
NetflixOn Tuesday, Netflix dropped the full trailer to the Jennifer Lopez sci-fi thriller Atlas,…
Hozier’s “thrilled and taken massively by surprise” by “Too Sweet” hitting #1 on Hot 100
April 23, 2024
ABC/Paula LoboHozier's "Too Sweet" chart success is almost too much for him to handle.Following…
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Kelly Clarkson among Webby Award winners
April 23, 2024
Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce went head-to-head for a Webby Award, and…
Denzel Washington tops survey of celebs people would love to see as president
April 23, 2024
METROPOLIS/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesIf some Americans had their way, there would be a new President…