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Join us for Advocacy Day, on May 13th for a two-hour virtual event from 1-3pm, bringing together AMHA members, AFH Athlete Ambassadors, legislative experts, and leading mental health organizations for a day of conversation, connection, and action.
This is more than an event. It’s a movement to put athlete mental health at the center of the national conversation.
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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.
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
Mark Guirguis
Malea Jackson
Sara Tobias
Ofir Horovitz
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4/21/2026
Written by Julian Rishwain I know how that sounds. Trust me — I’ve thought about it a hundred times since. But it’s the truth, and it’s a truth I think…
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