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clinat-129	Osborn, Molly M.; Williams , Victoria A.; Smith, Allison B.; Winkelmann, Zachary K	Interventions for the Mind, Body, and Spirit of NCAA Student-Athletes: An Evidence to Practice Review 	2023	6	.pdf	application/pdf	3208	195	42	For athletic trainers working with NCAA athletes, many of the patients they work with will experience some of the issues described above (substance abuse, loss of concentration, anxiety, low self-confidence, depression, etc.). In recent years, researchers have begun studying these stressors of NCAA student-athletes and their connection to risky behaviors, mental health problems, and spirituality.3 Data gathered from the National College Health Assessment identified that half of male NCAA athletes and almost three out of four female NCAA athletes described experiencing overwhelming anxiety in the last year.4 Furthermore, over 5% of student-athletes have experienced suicidal ideation, and 30% of sudden deaths have come from suicide and drug-related activities.4-6 It has been hypothesized that these behaviors are based on an inability to cope with the pressure from sports and school.7 With this type of data surfacing, the NCAA acknowledged mental health as being the top health mailto:winkelz@mailbox.sc.edu https://doi.org/10.31622/2023/0006.02.2 Interventions for the Mind, Body, and Spirit of NCAA Student-Athletes: An Evidence to Practice Review 16 Copyright © by Indiana State University Clinical Practice in Athletic Training All rights reserved.	cache/clinat-129.pdf	txt/clinat-129.txt