From Victory to Vulnerability:
This commentary provides reflections and recommendations on the mental health landscape of college sport from a former Division I college athlete. The aim is to share my perspective and highlight opportunities to improve mental health conditions for college athletes. Specifically, I argue that mental health services in college athletic departments should be strengthened through the offering of services across multi-tiered systems of support. Providing mental health support and services across each of the three tiers in the multi-tiered systems of support framework may strengthen support systems, address diverse needs, destigmatize mental health in sport, and improve holistic college athlete well-being.
Authors
- Emily A. Nothnagle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4092-194X)
Institutions
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sport Social Work Journal
- Published
- 2026-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.33043/ksv4ugpbxe6
- Primary Topic
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00