Dr. Brian Hainline, NCAA Chief Medical Officer, hosts NCAA Research staff Lydia Bell, Director of Research and Policy, and Kelsey Gurganus-Wright, Associate Director of Research on Student-Athlete Well-Being and Experiences to review findings from the 2023 Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study as it relates to student-athlete mental and physical health, safety and performance. The NCAA Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study is a national study of college student-athletes conducted in 2022-23 in collaboration with campus faculty athletics representatives. More than 23,000 student-athletes participated in the Association-wide study. This study examined student-athlete mental health concerns and peer support, sleep behaviors, attitudes toward weight and body image, nutrition, competition and injury history and substance use experiences.

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