Pilot Program Focuses on Mental Health for Athletes
1/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Wolverine PAWS
From The Michigan Daily
By Katie Penrod
The University is piloting a new program designed to draw attention to the mental health for student-athletes.
The program, which was piloted in the fall and included public-service videos and drop-in counseling sessions, drew participation from 90 percent of the University's 931 student-athletes.
The program, which is a collaboration between the Athletic Department, the School of Public Health and the University's Depression Center, is supported by a $50,000 NCAA grant.
The pilot consisted of presentations that showed two videos in which two former student-athletes, former football player Will Heininger and former swimmer Kally Fayhee spoke about coping skills and their experiences with mental health.
