Mariska Hargitay - She has a Joyful Heart

Mariska Hargitay plays Detective Olivia Benson on NBC's Law and Order : Special Victims Unit. She is daughter of the late great Jayne Mansfield, whom died when Mariska was a toddler.

In addition to being a beautiful , extremely talented actress , Mariska has a huge heart.In 2004 Mariska Hargitay started "The Joyful Heart Foundation". She started the foundation to help survivors of sexual assault. This is what Hargitay says on the Joyfulheartfoundation.org

"When I started playing Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit a decade ago, my eyes were opened to the silenced epidemics of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse in this country. It wasn't just in the scripts for the show, but in the many emails I received from viewers disclosing their stories of abuse, many for the first time.

I felt a great responsibility to these brave men and women and wanted them to know that they had been heard and that they could have hope. I studied the subject, trained to become a crisis counselor, and used my visibility as an actress to become an advocate. The result was the Joyful Heart Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing support and encouragement for survivors." - Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay is more then a celebrity that places her face to a cause , she actually goes out and DOES something.

The Mission Statement of The Joyful Heart Foundation - " The Mission of the Joyful Heart Foundation is to heal , educate and empower survivors of sexual assault , domestic violence , and child abuse and she light into darkness that surrounds these issues.

For More information on the Joyful Heart Foundation- http://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org/index.html










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