Athlete Mental Health Week is May 4- May 11, 2024
Thank you for signing up for Athlete Mental Health Week (AMHW) 2024! You will receive your AMHW Toolkit via email on Monday, April 22. In the meantime, please feel free to use the social media graphics below to share on your social media accounts. Don’t forget to tag @athletesforhope and @hilinskishope!
Social Media Athlete Mental Health Week Kickoff Graphics
Caption (feel free to change so that’s in your own words!): I’m in for Athlete Mental Health Week with @athletesforhope and @hilinskishope! I’m celebrating this week because [your reason here].
Use the below to post to your Instagram Story and write in your why in the blank space. Make sure to tag @athletesforhope and @hilinskishope so we can repost it!
Why Athlete Mental Health Matters
With young adults, especially college athletes, the statistics are startling: 33% of all college students experience significant symptoms of depression, anxiety or other mental health conditions. Among that group, 30% seek help. But of college athletes with mental health conditions, only 10% do. Among professional athletes, data shows that up to 35% of elite athletes suffer from a mental health crisis which may manifest as stress, eating disorders, burnout, or depression and anxiety.
Among U.S. college athletes, suicide is now the second leading cause of death after accidents — and rates have doubled from 7.6% to 15.3% over the past 20 years, according to a study published April 4 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.