A silent Struggle: The Mental Health Crisis Within College Athletics

.....She identified two factors that can improve the mental health situation in college athletics. Spectators must avoid glorifying the athletes and expect them to be perfect. “We can’t put them on a perfectionistic pedestal. They’re going to have problems and we have to recognize that,” she said. “That doesn’t take away from their athletic ability.”

Brown puts the responsibility of improving athletes’ mental health on athletic departments. “They have to be aware that these kids are struggling. It has to come from the top,” she said. “From the university to the athletic director to the coaches to everybody else who supports a student-athlete.”.....

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Bethany Notes: A good reminder that we need to keep expectations realistic for student athletes.