Disability and Race

Mental Health Support For Black Athletes By Matt Hemmert Intro-     Hello, My name is Matt Hemmert. I am a sophomore student-athlete at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. Now you may be asking yourself, "What is the point of this?", but what I am here for today is to inform the leaders, coaches, and mentors of sports in this blog about the lack of mental health support given to African-American Athletes. This happens at all levels of athletics with both genders involved. there are problems for male and female African American athletes at the collegiate, professional, and olympic levels. My goal is to put an end to this by starting this campaign to give these athletes more support. Mental health support for these athletes is very important as it betters them as a person off the field, and a player/competitor on their respective pitch. All over the United States we see these athletes facing harsh criticism for sitting out of play for "personal reasons" or me...

  Dear School Counselors,             I am a sophomore at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology with a minor in sociology. Studying social sciences and mental health issues is a top interest of mine. Most recently, I have been researching mental health disparities within different cultures and hope to spread my information to people who can help make a change. My home state is Wisconsin, so I investigated specific school districts in the state that may need some extra education on creating equalities within different ethnicities and cultures.  My goal is to inform those with a higher power, especially those who hold power in school settings, information about cultural differences within the viewpoints on mental health and how people from different cultures are treated unequally due to their background. After learning some information and facts on this is...