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Despite her demanding position on Law & Order: SVU, Mariska Hargitay is a joyful and humorous person.
And so, the actress opened her remarks at the 18th annual Hope For Depression Research Foundation seminar by cracking a joke.
As she accepted the organization’s Hope Award for Depression Advocacy, she joked, “Thank God I received an honorary degree from John Jay University because otherwise I would feel really super insecure right now with all the physicians [in this room].”
At the Nov. 12 luncheon, held at The Plaza Hotel in New York City, leading scientists and psychiatrists discussed the most recent findings in the study of depression and trauma while looking at “how the
Hargitay, who advocates for survivors of sexual violence with her Joyful Heart Foundation, is all too familiar with the discussion around complex trauma — and the necessary healing that comes after. “Joyful Heart was my response to reading the letters that I received from survivors when I started on SVU 852 years ago,” she said, nodding to the show’s record-breaking run on TV (it’s currently in its 26th season).
“On a personal note, I’ve also gone through my own journey of learning how to respond to the various traumas that I’ve experienced in my life. I lost my mother when I was three years old and I grew up in a house of people dealing with the tragedy in their own way. And because there was so much grief, there wasn’t room to prioritize anyone,” Hargitay told the audience.
