Story by Frida Mata As COVID-19 social distancing guidelines were implemented back in March, athletes all over the country found themselves having to stay at home instead of going…
Frida Mata After more than a decade of increasing rates of concussions, a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the rate of emergency room…
Athletes go through the same ups and downs as anyone else. In addition to playing their sport, they also have to juggle school and life in general. While a lot…
Story by Frida Mata The growing problem of student-athlete concussions has inspired the Barrow Neurological Institute and ASU to extensively research ways at attempting to lower them. Nationally, teams report…
Many people might assume athletes don’t have a worry in the world. Whether a student-athlete or professional, they’re supposed to be immune to mental health issues because of their athletic…
While some athletes are back to playing their sport, they still need to prepare themselves mentally to play their game. In this week’s Starting the Conversation segment, I talked to…
By Brandy Aguilar In this week’s Starting the Conversation segment, we head to South Mountain High School to introduce you to a young man named Franklin Johnson. Franklin is autistic,…
Through the years I’ve seen and heard from high school athletes about how substantial of an impact their prep coaches made on them. With this past week’s protesting, rioting and…
AN OPEN LETTER FROM MONTY WILLIAMS I’m angry. I’m afraid. And I’m in pain. When I read those words, I feel like I’m channeling one of my kids….
Starting the Conversation is a movement. A movement to help change the stigma around mental health, to help teach others that brain health is just as important as physical health….
