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← Back to HomeBest practices, educational resources, and mental health guidance specifically for student-athletes, coaches, and athletic departments.
Your athletic department should have access to mental health resources. Contact your athletic trainer, team physician, or sports psychologist. All NCAA schools are required to have mental health protocols.
Start here: Contact your athletic trainer, sports medicine staff, or academic advisor. They can connect you with confidential mental health support through your university.
Mental health resources for teens and young adults. Seize the Awkward campaign helps friends support friends in crisis.
Peer-to-peer mental health awareness and education for young adults. Find campus chapters and mental health resources.
Mental health resources for students of color, with focus on emotional well-being and crisis support.
Self-care tips, mental health guides, and information about recognizing warning signs in yourself and others.
Free mental health screenings, educational resources, and tools for managing mental health conditions.
Talk about: Wanting to die, feeling hopeless, feeling trapped, being a burden to others
Behavior: Increased substance use, withdrawal from activities, isolation, reckless behavior, giving away possessions, saying goodbye
Mood: Depression, anxiety, loss of interest, rage, extreme mood swings, humiliation, agitation
If you notice these signs in yourself or a teammate, reach out for help immediately. You could save a life.