,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bg1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,c>l 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,allr$1 
,mr4 ,trone1 & ,mr4 ,ow5s7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbc1     
?r\gh ,octob] #g1 #bjbc1 z ,national    
,/ud5t ,a?lete ,m5tal ,heal? ,week4     
,:]eas ne>ly #h1jjj1jjj high s*ool & m  
?an #fej1jjj college /ud5ts curr5tly    
p>ticipate 9 a?letics2 ,:]eas #i1hjj    
/ud5t a?letes p>ticipat$ 9 a fall #bjba 
,national ,collegiate ,a?letic          
,association 7,,ncaa7 survey on m5tal   
heal?1 report+ elevat$ levels ( m5tal   
heal? conc]ns2 ,:]eas ( ! survey        
respond5ts-- 7#a7 only two-?irds        
indicat$ !y knew :]e to seek m5tal heal?
 res\rces on campus2  7#b7 less ?an half
 indicat$ !y felt com=table seek+ m5tal 
heal? support on campus2 &  7#c7 j ov]  
half report$ !y knew h[ to help a       

teammate exp]i5c+ a m5tal heal? issue2  
,:]eas /ud5t a?letes1 l _! nona?lete    
pe]s1 exp]i5ce issues includ+ /ress1    
eat+ disord]s1 burn\t1 depression1 &    
anxiety :i* 9 ! mo/ sev]e cases if left 
untreat$ may lead to suicide or suicidal
 ideation2 ,:]eas /udies %[ /ud5t       
a?letes may be less likely to seek      
c\nsel+ & o!r pr(essional help s]vices2 
,:]eas m5tal heal? /igma especially     
among a?letes contributes to /ud5t      
a?letes n seek+ ne$$ c>e or vocaliz+ _! 
m5tal heal? conc]ns to p>5ts1 pe]s1 &   
coa*es2 ,:]eas /ud5t a?letes exp]i5ce   
unique /ressors1 includ+ expectations to
 p]=m & a*ieve 9 sports on top ( _!     
academic requirem5ts2 ,:]eas coa*es &   
support /aff are m5tors to /ud5t        
a?letes1 & _! k ( /igmatiz+ language &  
m5tal heal? s]vices & res\rces c make a 
diff]5ce 9 ! lives ( a?letes2 ,:]eas    
prom95t a?letes h =gone competitions to 
address _! m5tal heal? ne$s2 ,:]eas     
m5tal heal? & physical heal? are equally
 important compon5ts ( ov]all heal?2    

,:]eas bett] publicly available data is 
ne$$ to track ! m5tal heal? ( /ud5t     
a?letes1 includ+ ! rate ( suicide among 
?is demographic2 & ,:]eas a week (      
public aw>5ess & education campaigns to 
%9e a light on ! m5tal heal? crisis is  
held ! fir/ week ( ,octob] e ye>1 lead+ 
up to ,_w ,m5tal ,heal? ,day3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports ! goals 
( ,m5tal ,illness ,aw>5ess ,week &      
additionally supports ! designation ( a 
,national ,/ud5t ,a?lete ,m5tal ,heal?  
,week to br+ att5tion to ! unique m5tal 
heal? exp]i5ce ( our c\ntry's /ud5t     
a?letes2  7#b7 enc\rages in/itutions (  
high] education & _! a?letic dep>tm5ts  
to p>ticipate by address+ /igma &       
highlight+ res\rces = _! /ud5t-a?lete   
populations2  7#c7 supports in/itutions 
( high] education & organizations       
already engag$ 9 ! "w ( educat+ a?letic 
dep>tm5ts & /ud5ts1 includ+ ! ,,ncaa's  
developm5t ( data-driv5 m5tal heal? be/ 
practices2  7#d7 enc\rages a?letic      

directors to include m5tal heal?        
res\rces = /ud5t a?letes & be/ practices
 = suicide prev5tion alongside m&atory  
tra9+s2 &  7#e7 enc\rages ! ,presid5t to
 issue a proclamation call+ on ! p ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ,national ,/ud5t
 ,a?lete ,m5tal ,heal? ,week )          
appropriate aw>5ess & educational       
activities4