Experts at the Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State are emphasizing the importance of mental health care for student-athletes. Credit: Courtesy of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Experts at the Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State are emphasizing the importance of mental health care for student-athletes. Ohio State sports psychologists and psychiatrists have worked together to help Buckeyes face the challenges they need to overcome in order to perform well in and out of their sport, according to a press release. Student-athletes face many challenges with mental health, as pressure to perform at their best and demanding workloads are placed at the center of their lives. In the past year, multiple athletes, such as Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and former Ohio State offensive lineman Harry Miller, have come forward about their mental health struggles. “The more people that come forward and normalize these things helps tremendously because they’re…
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