Loughborough University to study mental health in Para athletes

A new Loughborough University research project will explore the mental health and wellbeing challenges of elite Para athletes.

Colleagues from Loughborough University and the English Institute of Sport (EIS) will collaborate on the three-year study, which will see the researchers conducting interviews with current and former athletes......

....Supported by international academics, mental health practitioners, performance lifestyle advisors, and psychologists, the researchers will ultimately identify sport-related triggers and advise on prevention and management.....

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Bethany`s Notes: We have to be conscious that all athletes, at all levels, experience mental health. Happy to see this study focusing on Para athletes.