Your trusted hub for mental health resources, training, and advocacy built for athletes, powered by experts.
The Center for Athlete Wellbeing is the premier athlete-led, expert-verified hub for mental health and wellbeing. We connect athletes, coaches, and parents with trusted resources, cutting-edge sports science, and proven tools to help athletes thrive — in sport and in life.
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In partnership with our friends at WETA and their Well Beings initiative, we’re bringing you a story that goes far beyond the scoreboard.
This powerful short film pulls back the curtain on former Georgetown soccer standout Jack Beer as he opens up about the pressure, anxiety, and deeply human realities so many athletes face behind the scenes. It’s honest. It’s vulnerable. And it shows why speaking up might just be the strongest play an athlete can make.
Search and sort through expert-verified articles, guides, and tools designed to meet athletes where they are — whether you’re looking for tips, training, or crisis support.
AFH’s Mind of the Game Workshop is facilitated by a board-certified sports psychiatrist & is designed for collegiate, professional, Olympic, and Paralympic athletes. Through powerful stories, group dialogue, and performance-focused exercises, this workshop helps athletes sharpen their mental edge for competition, recognize and overcome internal obstacles to winning and build strategies to push through mental blocks under pressure.
Our Research Fellows are advancing the future of athlete mental health. Each fellow brings unique expertise and passion to studying the challenges athletes face—and developing solutions that support wellbeing in sport and life.
Dr. Lily Kurtz
Lydia Rader
Dr. Ganeev Singh
Kennedy Collins
Brandee Grate-Perry
Clark Slajchert
Dr. Katerina Paraskevas
Izza Mozaffar
Joycelyn (Jay) Kennedy
Julia Vitagliano
Lucy Teel
Malea Jackson
Sara Tobias
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12/17/2025
Mena Mirhom, MD, FAPA (Chief Wellbeing Officer, Athletes for Hope) With the World Cup approaching, our eyes are on the soccer world as elite athletes from around the world will gather…
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AFH Wellbeing is a mental health and wellness resource, not a crisis or suicide response website. If you are in crisis, or experiencing thoughts of suicide, please call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or the LGBT National Hotline at (888) 843-4564. The service is free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
