TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - National Collegiate Athletic Association athletic departments' mental health screening practices: who, what, when, and how
JO  - Journal of clinical sport psychology
A1  - Drew, Megan
A1  - Petrie, Trent A.
A1  - Palmateer, Tess
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - College student athletes face unique, sport-related stressors that may lead to, or exacerbate, mental health (MH) concerns and symptoms. Although the National Collegiate Athletic Association has identified MH screening as a best practice, minimal data exist regarding contemporary screening practices. We explored National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I (DI), Division II (DII), and Division III (DIII) athletic departments' current MH screening practices (N = 264). Compared with DII/DIII (53%), a greater percentage of Division I (89%) conducted formal MH screening. At DII/DIII institutions, athletic trainers were more likely to both administer and review screeners than any other sports medicine professional; sport psychologists primarily oversaw these tasks at DI schools. DI, compared with DII/DIII, institutions were more likely to have had a student athlete attempt suicide (62% vs. 40%) and participate in inpatient treatment (69% vs. 43%). There is a clear need for the National Collegiate Athletic Association to continue to promote policies that support MH screening and to create mechanisms in which it can monitor institutional involvement.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-9261
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jcsp.2021-0036
ID  - ref1
ER  -