LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- – Former student-athlete and mental health advocate Trey Moses hosted the second "Be The Reason" Celebrity Basketball Game on Saturday at Eastern High School.
24 Reasons is a non-profit that brings awareness for mental health issues and suicide prevention for youth.
Former and current professional and collegiate athletes, coaches, influencers, and business leaders came together to raise awareness and money for the nonprofit 24 Reasons, which works to prevent suicide and offer mental health resources for student-athletes.
Moses continues to use his platform to help those who need help. The former Eastern High School basketball player, who still plays professionally in Portugal, returned to the school to host the game.
"24 Reasons is something that is bigger than both of us. Something where we're just trying to change lives. Obviously, you know, it's a tough situation to go through. For me, I just want nothing more than to save lives, normalize the idea of speaking about feelings, being open about the things people don't do, and just letting people know it's okay not to be okay," Moses said.
Moses has talked very openly about his struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts. His nonprofit 24 Reasons is named after his college roommate at Ball State, Zachary Hollywood who died by suicide and wore number 24.
A number of former high school and college standouts played in the game including Trinity and UofL big man Ray Spalding, former Cardinal standout and current UofL assistant coach Peyton Siva and Aaron Nance, a former Seneca High School two-sport star who played football at Louisville. Butler High School and Indiana University star Jaelynn Penn also hit the court.
"I just want people to come away from my story, the game and hearing other stories, simply that they matter, for one, that their feelings matter, the things they go through matter, that people care. Just normalizing these conversations. It's not easy conversations. It's not easy to admit the things you're going through, when you're going through tough times - that's you're sad, depressed, anxious," Moses explained.
"So for me, I'm just trying to normalize those conversations. And I've always said not everyone needs to know - just a few good people. For me, I just want people to start opening up about how they feel and casually, gradually get help."
For more information about 24 Reasons, visit www.24reasons.org.
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