mental health

By Erik R. Brown, DHSc, LAT, ATC, and Matthew Powless, PhD, HSPP College student athletes already have plenty of things on their plate. Because of their juggling act, they are prone to mental health issues. The changing climate of college athletics...

By Lydia Hicks, NATA Content Specialist As seen in the July NATA News article, “Back to School: A GreAT Start to Fall Sports,” mental health, especially during crises, is pivotal to the well-being of athletes and athletic trainers alike. Mental...

By Kelsey Bains, MA, ATC, NATA ATs Care Commission As we discussed in the previous blog , the way in which we, our colleagues, patients, friends or family metabolize a critical incident may differ not only from incident to incident, but from day to...

To assist NATA members with critical incidents, the creation of the ATs Care Program was approved by the NATA Board of Directors in 2015. As a continued valued member benefit, ATs Care offers crisis management training and crisis intervention for...

The next NATA Timely Topics Series is at 11 a.m. CDT Oct. 12. This month’s series, which is hosted by NATA President Kathy Dieringer, EdD, LAT, ATC, includes one event: “The AT and Mental Health, Fueled by Gatorade Performance Partner” presented by...

The 2021 NATA Virtual Clinical Symposia & AT Expo is far from over. The on-demand educational programming is available to attendees through Sept. 30, providing an extended time for athletic trainers to learn and earn CEUs. The VNATA 2021...

In honor of Pride Month, throughout June the NATA Now blog will highlight NATA’s LGBTQIA+ resources to assist members in their pursuit of providing compassionate, culturally competent patient care to all. According to Mental Health America , 5.8...

Mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being. All people, including athletic trainers, face challenges in life that can impact their mental health, especially during a pandemic; and prevention is an effective way to reduce...

By Lovie Tabron MS, LAT, ATC, CISM, ATs Care Commission Chair Athletic trainers impact health care through action before, during and after an injury. What about when the action needed is a silent yet present response? ATs must take action to prevent...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about stress and uncertainty in personal and professional lives. Prior to the pandemic, when athletic trainers were stressed and needing someone to talk to, ATs Care was there. As NATA’s peer-support program, ATs...