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Sadly, a few Stanford-connected athletes have committed suicide:

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/11/702206945...dead-at-23
https://www.stanforddaily.com/2012/03/26...ies-at-19/

And then there are the former football players who have struggled with mental health issues, substance abuse, or suicidality:
https://www.12news.com/article/sports/va...6749ba3728
https://www.nfldraftdiamonds.com/2020/12/nfl-25/
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miam...story.html
https://www.si.com/college/usc/football/...speaks-out

Good piece here by former WBB player Mikaela Brewer:
https://www.stanforddaily.com/2018/09/20...pectation/

Consider: the second leading cause of death among U.S. collegiate athletes is suicide, just after sudden cardiac arrest. Why is it so hard to ask for help? No one individual is at fault, but beginning to turn the stigma around will take a collective consciousness of the issue.

BC

[BostonCard]

Sadly, a few Stanford-connected athletes have committed suicide:

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/11/702206945...dead-at-23
https://www.stanforddaily.com/2012/03/26...ies-at-19/

And then there are the former football players who have struggled with mental health issues, substance abuse, or suicidality:
https://www.12news.com/article/sports/va...6749ba3728
https://www.nfldraftdiamonds.com/2020/12/nfl-25/
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miam...story.html
https://www.si.com/college/usc/football/...speaks-out

Good piece here by former WBB player Mikaela Brewer:
https://www.stanforddaily.com/2018/09/20...pectation/

Consider: the second leading cause of death among U.S. collegiate athletes is suicide, just after sudden cardiac arrest. Why is it so hard to ask for help? No one individual is at fault, but beginning to turn the stigma around will take a collective consciousness of the issue.

BC