`This is a scary feeling`: High school athletes, mental health, COVID and how to get help

.....If an athlete’s season has been cut short, that might trigger an onset of anxiety or depression. But even if an athlete is able to play, living in a world consumed by a pandemic can still cause heightened stress.

“We need to be aware that depression and anxiety and feelings of isolation, our kids and our student athletes are very much at risk for that right now,” said Kristy Eaton, assistant director for Indiana School Mental Health Initiative. “Research tells us that about one out of every five kids sitting in a classroom has a diagnosed or a diagnosable mental health condition. Add the stressors and the unknowns of COVID and you have a recipe for kids that may really start struggling with their own mental health.”.....

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Bethany`s Notes: The best read of the week in my opinion.