Two experts in mental health and sport lift the veil on the crisis in women’s athletics, offering parents and coaches urgently needed advice and support and showing how female athletes can find joy in whatever sport they choose, at whatever level they compete.

Currently as a practicing board certified psychiatrist and sports psychiatrist, Dr. T has combined his knowledge and experience as a competitive athlete, medical doctor and mental health provider to come back to his “Square One.” He is privileged to provide mental health education, support and mindset training to patients, athletes, coaches, parents and competitive businesses.

The Kevin Love Fund hosted a free, virtual Student-Athlete Mental Health Summit. The inaugural summit brought together professional athletes and student-athletes from the middle school, high school, and collegiate levels. The goal of the event was to normalize the conversation around mental health in sports and to invite athletes to share their personal experiences.

In collaboration with K-12 educators and SEL experts, the 14-lesson plan curriculum is customized for middle school, high school, and college students. It was developed to combat the growing mental health pandemic to support students in expressing emotion and destigmatizing challenges with mental health.

This helpline is designed to assist athletes, parents, coaches, and any allies interested in ensuring physical and mental safety for sports communities by offering confidential emotional support, crisis intervention, informational athlete-focused resources, and guidance related to concerns about any type of abuse.

For college athletes–especially incoming freshmen–dining halls can be a hard place to navigate. Kai McClelland sat down with Katie Spada Hillard, MS, RD, a registered dietitian nutritionist and Ohio State University (OSU) synchronized swimming alum, to chat about safe dining hall choices for college athletes.