RESOURCES
Articles and Videos on Sports & Mental Health
BOOKS
Check out these valuable resources for athletes and those around them.
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Books for Athletes
Mindfulness for Teens, by Linette Bixby
Anxiety Relief for Teens, Regine Galanti, PhD
I Would, But My Damn Mind Won't Let Me, Jacqui Letran, MSN
The Teens' Growth Mindset Workbook, Dr. Ellen Weber, PhD
Mini Habits for Teens, Kate Gladdin
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Books for Parents of Athletes
The CBT Workbook for Mental Health
Start Here: A Parent’s Guide To Helping Children And Teens Through Mental Health Challenges, Pier Bryden, MD & Peter Szatmari, MD
Raising Young Athletes, Jim Taylor, PhD
Books for Coaches
The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance, George Mumford
Wolfpack, Abby Wambach
The Energy Bus, Jon Gordon
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ARTICLES
What Parents Should Know About Youth Athletics and Mental Health
Skyland Trail, May 28, 2019 | View Article
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Overview of Psychophysiological Stress and the Implications for Junior Athletes
By Eon Campbell , Rachael Irving, Janel Bailey, Lowell Dilworth, Wendel Abel, American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine | View Article
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Head Coaching Motivation of Millennial Generation Female Assistant Coaches
By Erin Morris, Clemson University | View Article
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What’s Behind the Recent Slew of Confessional Essays?
By Lauren Docker, Psychotherapy Networker | View Article
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Excerpt: As NBA player Kevin Love said in his essay “Everyone is Going through Something,” “Not talking about our inner lives robs us of really getting to know ourselves and robs us of the chance to reach out to others in need. So if you’re reading this and you’re having a hard time, no matter how big or small it seems to you, I want to remind you that you’re not weird or different for
sharing what you’re going through. Just the opposite. It could be the most important thing you do. It was for me.”
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“...essential part of keeping athletes healthy is getting them preventive mental health care early on. She wants to reposition the definition of athletic success from a “win-at-all-costs” mentality to “the development of healthy and empowered people who also happen to have athletic outcomes that match their capabilities.”
VIDEOS
Athletes and Mental Health: The Hidden Opponent
Victoria Garrick | TEDx USC | View Video
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Toxicity of Sport Culture on Athletes’ Mental Health
Hillary Cauthen | TEDx Texas State University | View Video
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The Truth About Your Sports
Nikhil Verma | TEDx Chicago | View Video
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SOURCES FOR HOMEPAGE STATISTICS
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58% - Rate of Increase in Teen Suicide since 2016 - www.cpr.org
​1/3 Colorado Youth reporting sense of sadness - www.colorado.gov
52% increase in youth depression since 2005 - health.usnews.com
30 million participating in sports - www.stanfordchildrens.org
11 Year Delay of Treatment - www.nami.org
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