Ashley Judd Opens Up About Late Mom Naomi’s Mental Health Struggles Ahead of 2-Year Anniversary of Her Death [Video]

Ashley Judd made an appearance at the White House on Tuesday, where she lent her platform and her story to promote the Biden Administration’s newly formed National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.

Ashley’s mother, singer Naomi Judd, died by suicide at age 76 on April 30, 2022. In commemoration of the upcoming second anniversary of that tragic day, she addressed the attendees at Tuesday’s events, and recalled her mother’s struggles with mental health and depression.

“I’m here because I am my beloved mother’s daughter and on the day she died, which will be the two-year anniversary in one week, the disease of mental illness was lying to her, and with great terror convinced her that it would never get better,” Ashley shared in her emotional address.

The actress explained that her mother had “lived most of her life with …