Exploration of athletic department’s mental health awareness efforts

....."Some of the issues seemingly present for many athletes seeking out mental health treatment include having an extraordinarily rigorous and demanding schedule, the expectation and pressure to maintain a certain kind of social life and the stress of having to navigate a sports culture that continues to emphasize a certain level of perfectionism and social comparison and competitiveness,” Mendiola wrote....

.....“By providing sports-related wellness services, we hope to demystify the engagement of athletes with their mental health and well-being,” Ashmead White Director of Athletics Tim Ryan said. “We’re trying to raise awareness for mental well-being in the context of athletics and how that relates to the lives we all live.”....

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Bethany`s Notes: Coaches need to engage with their student athletes and help them find the resources they might need.