Taraji P. Henson was inspired to "bring attention to the epidemic" of mental health struggles after seeing her father battle PTSD. Boris Lawrence Henson died of cancer in 2006, but had previously been open about his struggle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following his term fighting in the Vietnam War. And following his passing, his daughter Taraji set up the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation in 2018 to encourage others to openly discuss their mental health struggles, as well as provide people with the resources they need to tackle their problems head on. "It was important for me to honour my father by launching the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, named after him, because I felt like it was something that needed to be done." As well as inspiring Taraji to speak out after struggling with his own mental health battle, the 'Empire' star says her father also encouraged her to share her "blessed" life with others.

Source: Daily Sun October 11, 2019 17:48 UTC