Student Athletes & Mental Health – On-Demand Training

Systemically Address Needs Within the past few years, the mental health needs of college students has consistently become the top concern of presidents of higher education institutions. College student athletes, about 10% of enrolled college students, are somewhat different than the typical student. First, they are one of the few that continued with their sport(s) beyond high school, where 57% of students were on a team. They are also under greater pressure to perform, having to adhere to strict NCAA guidelines, maintain academic eligibility, and be responsible to coaches and administrators. On top of that, practice, travel and playing time consume a significant amount of time that non-athlete college students do not have to balance. These factors, along with various other stressors in college, impact college athletes significantly. Over the past six months, there has been four high profile suicides of female college athletes. It is clear that our college athletes are struggling. Joi