Key result
A mental health screening process was developed to educate, assess, and follow-up on collegiate student-athletes' psychological well-being, providing recommendations for implementation at other universities.
Why the study?
Collegiate student-athletes experience diverse mental health concerns, but stigma and limited resources often prevent them from seeking support independently.
Describes the development and implementation of a mental health screening process for collegiate student-athletes to address psychological well-being.
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Hypothesis-generating model for collegiate athlete mental health screening; prospective studies needed to assess impact.
The mental health of collegiate student-athletes is a growing concern within university athletics. Student-athletes experience a wide array of mental health concerns (e.g., depression, anxiety); however, due to the stigma of mental health and/or lack of available resources, many student-athletes may not seek support on their own. Thus, we describe the mental health screening process we have developed to educate, assess, and follow-up on collegiate student-athletes’ psychological well-being. Based on our experiences and best practices from the NCAA and NATA, we conclude by offering recommendations for how mental health screening may be conducted at other colleges and universities.
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Tomalski et al. (2019) studied Mental health concerns. Mental health screening process was evaluated. A mental health screening process was developed to educate, assess, and follow-up on collegiate student-athletes' psychological well-being, providing recommendations for implementation at other universities.
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