With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re shining a spotlight on NBA star and mental health advocate Metta World Peace.

Formerly known as Ron Artest, basketball champion, speaker and author Metta works to erase the stigma around talking about mental illness, candidly discussing his own battle with depression and and anxiety.

Most recently, he was featured in an 21News article  and spoke at a mental health symposium, From Awareness to Education, in Niles on May 4th, joined by author David Lee Morgan Jr., former Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams, and Youngstown Municipal Court Judge Carla Badlwin.