FOURTEEN MEMBER SCHOOLS OF THE CACC TO CONDUCT MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK AT UPCOMING BASKETBALL DHS

January 30, 2019

FOURTEEN MEMBER SCHOOLS OF THE CACC TO CONDUCT MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK AT UPCOMING BASKETBALL DHS

New Haven, Conn. (1/30/19) The 14 member schools of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) will help to conduct a Mental Health Awareness Week at upcoming home basketball doubleheaders from Jan. 30 through Feb. 9, with an aim at breaking the stigma and letting individuals know it is okay to discuss mental struggles they are dealing with.

New Haven, Conn. (1/30/19) The 14 member schools of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) will help to conduct a Mental Health Awareness Week at upcoming home basketball doubleheaders from Jan. 30 through Feb. 9, with an aim at breaking the stigma and letting individuals know it is okay to discuss mental struggles they are dealing with.

NCAA.COM MENTAL HEALTH HOMEPAGE

The list of contests that schools will be hosting their Mental Health Awareness Game is as follows:

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30
Caldwell University vs. Post University
Chestnut Hill College vs. Goldey-Beacom College
Concordia College vs. Bloomfield College
Felician University vs. Nyack College

SATURDAY, FEB. 2
Nyack College vs. Goldey-Beacom College
Wilmington University vs. Caldwell University

TUESDAY, FEB. 5
Bloomfield College vs. Felician University
Dominican College vs. Caldwell University
Georgian Court University vs. Chestnut Hill College
Goldey-Beacom College vs. Holy Family University
Post University vs. Nyack College

SATURDAY, FEB. 9
Holy Family University vs. Bloomfield College
Jefferson vs. Dominican College
University of the Sciences vs. Concordia College

All 14 schools will provide various programming and information on a variety of topics dealing with mental health such as breaking the stigma of talking about issues, suicide prevention, stress and anxiety, dealing with depression and making individuals aware of counseling centers on campus and in surrounding communities.

Mental health and breaking the stigma of talking about the various issues has become a point of emphasis with the NCAA, as schools and conferences across all divisions have stepped up to raise awareness. The NCAA provides an extensive section on its website discussing mental health and can be found HERE.

Student-athletes across all three divisions have identified mental health as their number one health and safety priority. Thirty (30) percent of student-athletes self-report that they are consistently overwhelmed. That overwhelming feeling can lead to stress and anxiety that young people try to deal with on their own while going through the day-to-day grind of completing college course work.

The CACC and its member institutions aim to foster an environment where student-athletes look out for the health and wellness of themselves and their teammates.

Communicate. Be Aware. Show Compassion. Be a Champion for each other.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.