Resources
A growing list of resource for transforming pain into growth and empowerment.
Mental Health Hotlines for Athletes
Crisis Text Line: Text "HELLO" to 741741 for 24/7 crisis support via text messaging.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) for 24/7 support and crisis intervention.
Around the Internet:
Athletes, Mental Health, and Grief
The Super Bowl of Mental Health: Athlete Well-Being
NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. speaks with former NFL players Marcus Smith II, Soul Cole and Zach Moore about their personal journeys with sports and mental health…
Thursdays with NAMI: Let’s Talk About Athletes’ Mental Health
How do athletes approach mental health, and how can the rest of us learn from their techniques? Join us to learn from an expert in the field…
What Endurance Sports Taught Me About Navigating Grief
“It was my ability to find a place of relative comfort inside of discomfort, to still myself until I found a steady rhythm that could carry me through….”
The Power of Grief Camp…
Becoming Sidelined: The Loss of Athletic Identity
“For athletes forced to discontinue their sport due to injury or health condition, the mental journey towards acceptance and internal healing can be confusing, complicated, and flat out brutal.” READ ARTICLE
Grief: A Natural Response to Sports Retirement
“Any life transition requires us to leave behind parts of ourselves in order to move forward into the unknown of our next chapter of life. For athletes, retiring from sports asks you to leave behind a part of your identity that you developed over the many years of playing and competing.” READ ARTICLE
The Whole Being Athlete Program
Helping to reduce the stigma of mental health in and out of sports.
An estimated 6 million children in the United States will experience the death of a parent or sibling by age 18.
Experience Camp Statistic
About 60 million children and teens from age 6 to 18 participate in organized sports each year. Of those, about 27 percent are involved in only one sport.
National Council of Youth Sports
