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According to the most recent NCAA Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study, up to 44 percent of student-athletes report experiencing mental health symptoms on a daily basis. Women, BIPOC, and ...
In the past year, five student athletes have taken their own lives in part due to mental health challenges they were facing. [52] There are varying opinions on the best way to approach mental health issues within the student athlete community. Some believe that schools should provide mental health counselors available for student athletes.
“If [he] only made $500,000 and those athletes, largely Black athletes on the football team, got some of that money, no one is going to think that is a bad thing — except the people who are ...
Cailin Bracken arrived at Vanderbilt to play lacrosse already well aware of the importance of athlete mental health. Bracken was overwhelmed by college life, especially when she had to isolate ...
Mike Locksley coached college football at both Illinois and New Mexico from 2005 to 2011. His son, Meiko, was a star high school quarterback in both states.
The most challenging barrier that athletes face is the mental health stigma prevalent in the sports community. [17] Professions such as sports psychiatry provide athletes with outlets and solutions to their mental health issues. Therefore, an important role for sports psychiatrists is to help de-stigmatize and promote mental health among athletes.
The episode featured a panel of elite high school, college, and former professional athletes who discussed the unique pressures that athletes face, and the associated impact on mental health. The conversation further underscored that accessible mental health support is needed now more than ever. Panelists included:
Missouri State Athletics has launched and expanded mental health services for its athletes in recent years and its success has allowed the program's director to dream about its possibilities as it ...