Youth mental wellbeing is at crisis levels, with rising rates of anxiety, depression and stress — fueled by a complex range of factors including social media, social isolation, external global events, bullying, trauma and limited access to care.
“Head in the Game” was created by Beyond Sport as a multi-year program leveraging sports – community, collegiate and professional – to improve teen mental wellbeing in the U.S. and normalize conversations about mental health.
The initiative includes grants, youth coach training, a multimedia awareness campaign and a learning community to foster collaboration, share insights and continuously improve collective efforts to support teen mental health.
Social pressures, screen time, bullying and care gaps are fueling mental health struggles among youth.
Teens are spending hours online each day — and it’s taking a toll. Nearly 1 in 3 reported poor mental health in the past month. 1 in 5 were bullied at school. And 95% use social media regularly, many for nearly five hours a day.
We’re zeroing in on cities where youth populations are growing faster than the resources meant to support them — including in California, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
Funding sports organizations in CA, IL, MN, NY to support youth mental health.
Training over 2,000+ coaches in trauma-informed preventative youth mental health care.
Establishing a community for discussing challenges and solutions at both community and state levels.
Uniting the sports sector, from grassroots to pro, to enhance teen mental health outcomes.
Providing free online learning resources and mental health tools.
Meet our Head In The Game Collaborators who are championing mental health through their stories of resilience and hope. From professional athletes, sports organizations and beyond, they are pushing the boundaries of mental wellbeing, to support youth and adults to speak up and put their mental health first.
With youth mental wellbeing at crisis levels, Beyond Sport is at the forefront of a multi-year program to leverage sports to improve mental wellbeing for 13 to 19-year-olds in the United States.
Beyond Sport is a global foundation that invests in communities, programs and partnerships that are creating a more progressive world through sport. .. The organization provides capacity-building support, critical funding, strategic collaboration and learning opportunities. Since 2008, Beyond Sport has funded 475 projects, granting more than $13.3M across 79 countries in addition to capacity building support.
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Beyond Sport is a global foundation that invests in communities, programs and partnerships that are creating a more progressive world through sport. .. The organization provides capacity-building support, critical funding, strategic collaboration and learning opportunities. Since 2008, Beyond Sport has funded 475 projects, granting more than $13.3M across 79 countries in addition to capacity building support.
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These 42 organizations, including grantees and expert providers will be delivering coach training and are being equipped with funds and capacity-building tools to enhance mental health support for more teens. And we have many other organizations who are supporters of our work.
