Considerations for Developing a Mental Health Emergency Action Plan for High School Football Programs and Athletic Departments.

ABSTRACT: High school students in the United States are being educated during an unprecedented time of social unrest, public health concerns, and gun violence. High school student athletes can be further challenged by sports-related stressors that may lead to anxiety, burnout, depression, disordered eating, sleep difficulty, performance-based identity concerns, and substance use. High school football players, in particular, are at higher risk of concussion, musculoskeletal injury, and may feel excess pressure to compete from coaches, parents, and peers. One way to address these stressors among high school student athletes is to increase athletic department staff members' awareness of the symptoms of mental health disorders. Increased awareness helps staff members recognize when an athlete is in cris

SUBMITTER: Lawrence NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10331263 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature