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Local sports stars bring mental health issues into the forefront of conversations

Special to The Detroit News

Detroit — Talking about mental health can be hard.

Former local sports stars Calvin Johnson, Darren McCarty, Braylon Edwards and Andre Rison — among a whole host of Detroit athletes at The Eastern in Detroit on Thursday night — don’t want it to be.

Calvin Johnson at the Walk & Talk of Detroit charity event in Detroit, Michigan on Thursday May 12th 2022.

Dozens of local athletes and health experts gathered for the inaugural “Walk & Talk of Detroit,” a charity event put on by Hall of Fame Health, Fund Recovery and Caring Ways to benefit mental health and addiction, as well as behavioral health treatment.