Mental Health Month

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...

In 2019, the NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers’ Committee released the Wellness Screening Guidelines for the Secondary School Athletic Trainer resource to help assist ATs in creating screening surveys that tracked student athlete mental health...

By Kelsey Bains, MA, ATC, NATA ATs Care Commission As athletic trainers, it’s imperative that we understand and investigate the effects of trauma among both our athletes and our colleagues. The changes in everyday life and mental health cause us to...

By Julie Young, PhD, ATC, and James Onate, PhD, ATC, FNATA Mental well-being, as a state where someone can manage life stresses and be able to productively participate in society, is an important aspect of adolescent health. Mental illness is an...

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 Lorin Cartwright, MS, ATC, CAA, Timothy Neal, MS, AT, ATC, and Sean Rogers, DAT, ATC, NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee The minority stress theory suggests that sexual minorities, underrepresented gender identities as well as queer and other sexual...

By Ami Adams, MS, ATC, CES, NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee Mental health is a vital component in overall wellness, and it is highlighted especially within the LGBTQ+ community. In 2009, a study by Ellis noted there was significant homophobia still...

Editor’s note: In honor of Mental Health Month, NATA is conducting a weekly mental health blog series throughout May to examine different facets of this topic and how they impact athletic trainers and their patients. This article focuses on the...

Editor’s note: In honor of Mental Health Month, NATA is conducting a weekly mental health blog series throughout May to examine different facets of this topic and how they impact athletic trainers and their patients. This article focuses on how...

Editor’s note: In honor of Mental Health Month, NATA is conducting a weekly mental health blog series throughout May to examine different facets of this topic and how they impact athletic trainers and their patients. This week’s article focuses on...