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NBA player Ron Artest legally changes name to Metta World Peace for mental health awareness

NBA veteran Ron Artest legally changed his name to Metta World Peace to promote a message of mental health awareness and peaceful conflict resolution. The act drew wide media coverage and contributed to early mainstream conversations about mental health among professional athletes.

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  1. September 16, 2011
    NBA player Ron Artest legally changes name to Metta World Peace for mental health awareness

    NBA veteran Ron Artest legally changed his name to Metta World Peace to promote a message of mental health awareness and peaceful conflict resolution. The act drew wide media coverage and contributed to early mainstream conversations about mental health among professional athletes.

  2. September 16, 2011
    NBA player Ron Artest legally changes name to Metta World Peace

    NBA veteran Ron Artest legally changed his name to Metta World Peace to promote a message of mental health awareness and peaceful conflict resolution. The act drew wide media coverage and contributed to early mainstream conversations about mental health among professional athletes.