This Fresno State campaign is promoting mental health awareness among athletes

.....At the heart of the campaign at Fresno State is a short, black and white video featuring Bulldog coaches, athletes and sports medicine staff. It announces that approximately one in five adults experiences mental illness in a given year, and that this rate is highest among college students. The video acknowledges that mental health is not normally talked about in the college sports world.

“Mental health challenges in college athletes is a silent epidemic,” according to the video. “It’s time for it to be seen; it’s time for it to be talked about.”.....

....“We wanted this to be a peer-driven initiative and use something we both know well–sports, which is so visible in the community–as a platform to speak about it and bring awareness to the issue,” Braaten said. “Although we’re using sports as the platform, this campaign is for anyone who is looking for hope.”......

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Bethany`s Notes: Being brave and strong is asking for help when you need it. Watch the video and see how Fresno State is helping their student athletes remove the stigma of reaching out.