Ashley Judd, daughter of late country singer Naomi Judd, spoke at a White House event for the rollout of President Joe Biden’s new National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, where she shared her mother’s struggles with mental illness and how it ultimately led to her death. Judd also spoke about her own experience with childhood depression and trauma, and how she has found recovery through treatment.
Ashley Judd, whose mother Naomi Judd died by suicide in 2022, addressed the attendees at the White House on Tuesday to commemorate the upcoming second anniversary of her mother’s passing and promote the Biden Administration’s newly formed National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. She shared her mother’s struggles with mental illness and depression, as well as her own experiences with childhood trauma and depression. Judd emphasized the importance of distinguishing between a loved one and the disease of mental illness, and the need for raising awareness about its reality.
