Member Resource Library
Throughout 2025, NATA News is partnering with the NATA Student Leadership Committee to create tip sheets for NATA’s student members. This tip sheet focuses on student mental health, especially during finals.
JAT article that discusses burnout, a state of physical or emotional exhaustion, a concern within athletic training, as between 17% and 40% of athletic trainers (ATs) report high levels of burnout. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked with higher levels of burnout in other health professions.
NATA Now article that reviews what to know about AT burnout.
Gain a better understanding of the main human motivators in order to help manage the stress related to COVID-19 and beyond.
Help your athletes tackle the challenges of mental health illness and the stressors that can trigger symptoms.
NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee Chair Kysha Harriell, PhD, LAT, ATC, wrote an article about why words matter when working with patients who have a disability. In continuation of the topic, Kevin Conley, PhD, ATC, spoke with NATA about his firsthand experience treating patients with disabilities.
NATA Now article that gives a list of digital apps that can be utilized to help create self-awareness and coping skills for mental health, specifically within the LGBTQ+ community.
This NATA Now article outlines the minority stress theory. The theory suggests that sexual minorities, underrepresented gender identities as well as queer and other sexual identities (LGBTQ+) commonly experience distinct and chronic stressors related to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
May 2021 NATA News article (pdf) that reviews what athletic trainers need to know about the impact of race, ethnicity and culture on mental wellness in the patient population and what they can do to support patients.
Journal of Athletic Training article written to identify the causes, effects, and prevalence of burnout in athletic trainers identified in the literature.
The ICSM and the NCAA recognize the challenges associated with mental health care and both agree that mental health is a growing concern. This toolkit, which is composed of five sections, has been prepared based on the best knowledge and mental health availability from the authors and utilizes elements from their respective institution’s mental health policies and procedures.