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Colorado Springs, Colo. – The second Mountain West Mental Health Summit is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 8 in conjunction with the league’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The MW Mental Health Summit is a four-hour event that provides hands-on and hands-on programming for student-athletes, coaches, staff and administrators.
MW Mental Health Conference Presentations
Beyond the Athlete: Intersectionality, Mental Health, and Performance in Collegiate Sport Systems
- Presenters: Julia Cowtra and Alexander Cushing (USOPC) 8:15-9:30 am MT
- There are many challenges in college athletics, one of which is achieving peak performance in dynamic environments and unpredictable situations. Mental health and intersectional identities impact the performance of student-athletes, and the multidisciplinary systems of college athletics have a lasting impact on the outcomes of the sport experience. This dialogue-oriented system is athlete-centered and is producing favorable results for all stakeholders.
Resilience, student-athlete safety best practices, fundamentals of mindfulness and mindfulness practices
- Presenter: Katie Vile 9:45-10:15 a.m. MT
Identifying, understanding and responding to mental health needs
- Presenter: Katie Ville 10:45am – 12:15pm MT
- A crash course in what mental health crises can look like, how to respond, reduce risk and increase confidence in accessing one’s support throughout the continuum of mental health needs.
For more information or to register for virtual events, please email Shelby Sonfeld (ssonnefeldt@TheMW.com) or Akani Turner (aturner@TheMW.com).
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