We concluded Mental Health Awareness Month last week with a special event to address youth mental health. With Providence, we hosted 200 local middle and high school students at Lumen Field to hear from experts from the medical and Seattle sports communities including U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, CEO of Providence's Well Being Trust Dr. Arpan Waghray, Program Director at Work2BeWell Jawanza Hadley, former Sounders Steve Zakuani and Lamar Neagle, Sounders FC Academy Head Athletic Trainer Alicia Williams and Seattle Reign FC GM Lesle Gallimore. Together, the group spoke to youth attendees about mental health, focusing on reducing the stigma around it and sharing resources for them to care for their mental health. Youth attendees got to take photos on the field, where they received a free soccer ball courtesy of RAVE Foundation, and had a chance to talk to and receive autographs from the day's speakers.
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