{"id":370516,"date":"2019-05-22T05:41:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T12:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=370516"},"modified":"2019-05-22T05:41:28","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T12:41:28","slug":"michael-phelps-awarded-the-morton-e-ruderman-award-in-recognition-of-mental-health-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-phelps-awarded-the-morton-e-ruderman-award-in-recognition-of-mental-health-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Phelps Awarded the Morton E. Ruderman Award In Recognition Of Mental Health Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ruderman Family Foundation, an international leader in disability inclusion, presented its Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion to <strong>Michael Phelps<\/strong> at a ceremony on May 21<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at the Four Seasons in Boston. Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, was honored with the award in recognition of his advocacy for people living with disabilities and for sharing his own journey with mental health. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In sharing his mental health journey with the world, Phelps has demonstrated the importance of taking care of oneself and accessing help when needed; he openly credits the therapy he received with saving his life and encourages others to reach out for the help they need. In a world in which shame and stigma are pervasive, Phelps\u2019s leadership in raising awareness and destigmatizing mental health is critical. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMichael Phelps is a unique leader who has used his fame and status as the greatest swimmer of all time to challenge our society to remove stigma surrounding mental health. Phelps\u2019s leadership is positively impacting the lives of millions of people with mental illness around the world,\u201d said <strong>Jay Ruderman<\/strong>, President of the Ruderman Family Foundation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Phelps captured a total of 28 medals, including a record-setting 23 gold medals, over the course of his Olympic career. Since his retirement from swimming, Phelps has dedicated his time and energy to promoting water safety and normalizing the conversation surrounding mental health through the Michael Phelps Foundation. A Global Ambassador for Special Olympics International, Phelps was the Honorary Chairperson of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration\u2019s (\u201cSAMHSA\u201d) National Mental Health Awareness Day 2017 and recipient of the organization\u2019s Special Recognition Award for his mental health advocacy. In addition, Phelps is an Ambassador for the Child Mind Institute\u2019s #MyYoungerSelf social media campaign in an effort to help end the stigmas associated with mental health and learning disabilities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jay &amp; <strong>Shira Ruderman<\/strong>, Shira is the Foundation Director, and Phelps engaged in a 20-minute Q &amp; A as part of the event program which included 200 notable Bostonians and leaders in medicine, academia, media, mental health and special needs advocates about the importance of sharing his story and the work needed to destigmatize mental health. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor me being able to save one, five, ten&#8230;a million lives is hands down better than ever winning a gold medal. My medals don\u2019t define me, and the mission that we have right now will.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_370519\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-370519\" data-attachment-id=\"370519\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-phelps-awarded-the-morton-e-ruderman-award-in-recognition-of-mental-health-advocacy\/jay-ruderman-michael-phelps-n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Jay-Ruderman-Michael-Phelps-N.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,677\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92019 Photo by Cindy M. Loo&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;-Boston, MA-May 21, 2019-\\n\\nThe Ruderman Family Foundation honored Michael Phelps with the MER Award for his work in bringing attention to mental health issues.\\n\\n\\u00a9 2019 Photo by Cindy M. Loo&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1558467495&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2019 Photo by Cindy M. Loo&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;38&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jay Ruderman, Michael Phelps (N)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;-Boston, MA-May 21, 2019- The Ruderman Family Foundation honored Michael Phelps with the MER Award for his work in bringing attention to mental health issues. \u00a9 2019 Photo by Cindy M. Loo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: \u00a9 2019 Photo by Cindy M. Loo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Jay-Ruderman-Michael-Phelps-N-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Jay-Ruderman-Michael-Phelps-N-1024x578.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-370519\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Jay-Ruderman-Michael-Phelps-N-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"-Boston, MA-May 21, 2019- The Ruderman Family Foundation honored Michael Phelps with the MER Award for his work in bringing attention to mental health issues. \u00a9 2019 Photo by Cindy M. Loo\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-370519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: \u00a9 2019 Photo by Cindy M. Loo<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phelps talked about the experience of being an Olympic athlete and an upcoming documentary he is working on: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen we were traveling on international teams, we had doctors that would help our physical wellbeing, but they didn\u2019t care about our mental wellbeing&#8230;.I couldn\u2019t stand up and talk about it because it showed that I was weak, until I got to that point where I didn\u2019t want to be alive anymore. I realized something had to be done, and I had to take that step to get the help that I needed to get better.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phelps went on to say, \u201cI am honored to receive the Morton E. Ruderman Award, thank you to the Ruderman Family Foundation for this tremendous recognition and applaud its continued efforts to help eliminate the shame and stigma that surround mental illness and to encourage those in need to seek help. Together, we can normalize the mental health conversation and recognize the potential and value in person, to contribute to our world in their own unique way.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Award, now in its fifth year, was named after Morton E. Ruderman, the founder of the Ruderman Family Foundation. A successful entrepreneur, mentor and proud family man, he saw his success as the result of help he received from others and was passionate about providing opportunities for others, with a keen focus on those living with physical, cognitive or mental health challenges. Prior awardees include advocates from various sectors, including Academy Award winning actress <strong>Marlee Matlin<\/strong>, former United States Senator and driving force behind the Americans with Disabilities Act, Senator <strong>Tom Harkin<\/strong>, disability self-advocate <strong>Ari Ne\u2019eman<\/strong> and Harvard Law Professor <strong>Dr. Michael Stein<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on the award, please visit: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.rudermanfoundation.org<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>\u2014 The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with The Ruderman Family Foundation<\/i><i>. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact<\/i>\u00a0<b><i>Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com<\/i><\/b><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ruderman Family Foundation, an international leader in disability inclusion, presented its Morton E. 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