BVU Student-Athletes Push for Mental Health Literacy on Campus


BVU Student-Athletes Push for Mental Health Literacy on Campus


.....According to the 2016 NCAA GOALS (Growth, Opportunity, Aspirations, and Learning of Students in College) study, approximately 30 percent of student-athletes self-reported as intensely overwhelmed within a month, one-third reported difficulty finding energy for other tasks, and one-quarter reported being mentally exhausted due to the demands of the sport.....
.....“There’s just kind of this idea, if you’re an athlete, that you have to be mentally tough. You have to be strong. You have to be all these things,” said Appleseth.  “And some people think it’s not okay to say that they’re having this mental health issue, because then that makes them weak.”.....
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Bethany`s Notes: Read this article and see how one student relates meditation to a washing machine. Good analogy!

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