Your trusted hub for mental health resources, built for athletes, powered by experts.
Athletes are trained to push through pressure, pain, and expectations — but support should be just as accessible as the next practice, playbook, or training plan. The Center for Athlete Wellbeing connects athletes, coaches, parents, and teams with trusted resources, expert guidance, workshops, and stories that remind every athlete they do not have to navigate it alone.
Not sure where to begin? Explore resources by how you’re feeling, discover topics that matter most, or search the library below.
Explore Resources →Different people need different resources. Choose the pathway that best fits your role in sport.
Resources, stories, and tools for performance pressure, identity, recovery, mental health, and life beyond sport.
Support your athletes through communication, leadership, wellbeing practices, and team culture.
Guides and tools to help support athletes on and off the field throughout their journey.
Start with how you’re feeling, or browse by topic — whichever makes more sense to you right now.
Stress, pressure, anxiety, and mental overload.
Explore Resources →Mental side of injury and returning to play.
Explore Resources →Rest, recovery, motivation, and balance.
Explore Resources →Resources for teammates, coaches, and families.
Explore Resources →Browse guides, stories, videos, and tools.
Browse All →Crisis support and urgent resources.
Get Help Now →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.
Real advice, by athletes, for athletes. Get access to more mental health tips and techniques at AFH’s YouTube channel!
Structured programs led by experts, designed for athletes ready to go deeper than a video or article.
Facilitated by a board-certified sports psychiatrist, this workshop is designed for collegiate, professional, Olympic, and Paralympic athletes. Through powerful stories, group dialogue, and performance-focused exercises, participants sharpen their mental edge for competition, recognize and overcome internal obstacles to winning, and build strategies to push through mental blocks under pressure.
Sign Up for a Workshop →AFH Wellbeing is Athletes for Hope’s program dedicated to supporting mental health through the power of sports. We equip athletes with evidence-based tools, athlete-focused education, and a strong sense of community to help you care for your mind as much as your body.
By breaking stigma and encouraging open conversations, AFH Wellbeing is creating a culture where athletes at every level feel empowered to thrive — in sport and in life.
Learn More About AFH Wellbeing →Whatever step you’re ready for, there’s a resource here to help you take it.
Have a question or ready to get started? Reach out and a team member will follow up within 1–2 business days.
Contact UsSAMHSA’s FindTreatment.gov is a free, confidential national directory of mental health and substance use treatment providers across the U.S.
Visit FindTreatment.govIf you or someone you know is in crisis, chat live with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — free, confidential, available 24/7.
Chat with 988 NowOur Research Fellows are at the forefront of athlete wellbeing — each bringing unique expertise and passion to studying the challenges athletes face, and developing the solutions that support them in sport and in life.
Dr. Lily Kurtz
Dr. Lydia Rader
Dr. Ganeev Singh
Kennedy Collins
Brandee Grate-Perry
Clark Slajchert
Dr. Katerina Paraskevas
Izza Mozaffar
Joycelyn (Jay) Kennedy
Julia Vitagliano
Mark Guirguis
Malea Jackson
Sara Tobias
Ofir Horovitz
We’re now recruiting the next cohort of AFH Research Fellows. If you’re a graduate student, early-career clinician, or researcher ready to do meaningful work at the intersection of sport and mental health, this is your opportunity to join them.
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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.
