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Take proactive steps to provide mental health support for student‐athletes
Author(s) -
McCarthy Claudine
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30154
Subject(s) - mental health , athletes , psychology , medical education , applied psychology , medicine , psychiatry , physical therapy
Mental health issues have become a growing problem among today's college student‐athletes. “We're seeing more and more students coming to college with pre‐existing mental health issues,” said Nyaka NiiLampti, assistant professor of psychology and faculty athletics representative at Queens University of Charlotte. But student‐athletes encounter certain challenges that make them particularly prone to certain mental health struggles, she said.