Players from the NFL, NBA, MLB and other sports are calling attention to mental health during the month of May.
Six of the major professional sports unions are working together to promote mental health awareness and provide resources.Seattle Seahawks defensive end Marcus Smith leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tenn.Six of the biggest professional sports unions in the country are teaming up in May to bring attention to Mental Health Awareness Month.
The high stakes, busy lifestyles and pressures of professional sports have caused many athletes to reveal their own mental health struggles in recent years. With the National Alliance on Mental Illness reporting thateven contemplated ending his life after feeling like he wasn't living up to expectations of being a first round draft pick.
"If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have done what I was doing and I probably wouldn't be here today," Smith said last year."Everyone is going through something that we can't see," said Miami Heat power forward Kevin Love, when he revealed his own struggle with panic attacks in 2018 in TheStar Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescottabout his depression in 2020, following the death of his brother and mother.
As athletes from all levels have expressed their struggles, many of the leagues realized that mental health needs to be as much of a priority as physical health is.
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