Mental Health of College Athletes

SAN ANTONIO -- Concussions may currently be the most-talked-about safety issue in college sports, but it’s the mental health of athletes that really keeps the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s chief medical officer awake at night,.....

......“Concussions may be the elephant in the room, but mental health is really, I think, going to be a game changer for the NCAA,” he said. “My hope is that mental health is going to become as accessible to every student-athlete as an ankle sprain, and the NCAA is going to take a leadership role in telling the rest of the United States of America how to move away from the pathetic way it handles mental health. And it is pathetic.”

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Bethany`s Notes
Notes: When the association`s medical chief states the way America handles mental health is pathetic, I hope we all start to listen. As a coach you can be demanding yet still provide empathy. Perhaps all athletic programs should provide a mental health screening with the physical screening necessary to compete...just a thought.