Melissa in the Morning: Struggling Athletes

Professional golfer, Grayson Murray, died by suicide this week. Despite his two PGA championship wins and his growing career, he was struggling under the surface and most people didn’t know it. That’s a similar story to a Fairfield Warde High School athlete,  Kevin Kuczo, who died by suicide three years ago. His family created a non-profit in Kevin’s honor and to better support youth mental health needs in our state. We spoke with Jim, Kevin’s father and creator of Kevin’s Afterglow about this most recent athlete suicide story. We also spoke about the work the non-profit continues to do with its buddy bench installments, funding scholarships for local students becoming therapists and public speaking events in schools.

For more information: https://www.kevinsafterglow.org/

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