Center for Athlete Wellbeing - Athletes for Hope

Stronger Minds.
Stronger Athletes.

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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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.

Mind of the Game Workshop

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.

Hilinski's Hope
Sarah Shulze Foundation
The Defensive Line
Jordyn Clark Foundation
Alliance of Social Workers in Sports
Kevin Love Fund
Well Beings
The Hidden Opponent

Athlete Mental Health Research Fellows

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.

Lydia Rader

Lydia Rader

Dr. Ganeev Singh

Dr. Ganeev Singh

Kennedy Collins

Kennedy Collins

Brandee Grate-perry

Brandee Grate-Perry

Clark Slajchert

Clark Slajchert

Dr. Katerina Paraskevas

Dr. Katerina Paraskevas

Izza Mozaffar

Izza Mozaffar

Joycelyn (Jay) Kennedy

Joycelyn (Jay) Kennedy

Julia Vitagliano

Julia Vitagliano

Lucy Teel

Lucy Teel

Malea Jackson

Malea Jackson

Sara Tobias

Sara Tobias

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AFH Wellbeing Blog

Athletes for Hope Launches AFH Center for Athlete Wellbeing on World Mental Health Day

The AFH Center for Athlete Wellbeing serves as a trusted destination for athlete mental health resources and training to help athletes at every level thrive in sport and life.

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