Mental health was at the heart of Selena Gomez’s Rare Impact Fund benefit in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 14. For Martin Short, the evening’s message was personal.
The actor presented the inaugural Katherine Short Legacy Award, named for his late daughter. The award recognizes people who make a difference in their communities through their work in mental health and well-being. Its first recipient was La Familia Counseling Center, a Sacramento organization celebrating 50 years of service. Katherine was a licensed clinical social worker who devoted her career to helping people through difficult moments.
In a video shared by Elizabeth Denton on Instagram, Short spoke about his daughter’s long struggle with mental health issues and why the Rare Impact Fund’s work matters to him. He began by comparing mental illness with cancer, which took his wife, Nancy Dolman, in 2010.
“Mental health and cancer, which took my wife, for example, are both diseases,” he said. “They are diseases, and sometimes diseases are terminal.”
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“Katherine fought for so long with extreme mental health issues, borderline personality, other things,” Short continued. “And she did the best she could. Until she couldn’t.”
He then praised Gomez for using the benefit to raise money and awareness, saying it is important “to help people understand that mental health is simply an illness.” He added that it should be “not to be hidden in the shadows or perceived as a family embarrassment.”
Short also spoke about the grief he expects to carry with him. “The loss would be devastating to my soul as long as I’ll live,” he said, before quoting Dolly Parton: “Grief is love with no place to go.” He continued, “My pain about losing my daughter will always be present in my heart,” adding that “what we deeply love, we can never lose.”
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Fans shared their thoughts on the emotional speech in the comments.
“?? This is heartbreaking for him. Thank you sir. You have had so much loss. Thank you for advocating and making us laugh,” one shared.
“Bless that man and bless Selena for making sure he had a place to speak bout her,” another wrote.
A third replied, “Wow what a great way to put it: ‘Grief is Love with no place to go.’”
Katherine died by suicide on February 23 at age 42. She was one of three children Short and Dolman adopted. In a statement after her death, the family asked for privacy and remembered Katherine for “the light and joy she brought into the world.”
If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide or struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available 24 hours a day through the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.
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