Laurence Griffiths via Getty Images Mental health and physical health are still not looked at as one and the same in sports. Mental health and physical health shouldn’t be seen as two separate entities. “I have to focus on my mental health and not jeopardize my health and well-being.”“We have to protect our body and our mind. It’s because mental health stigma is still so pervasive in our culture that we’re even having this conversation in the first place. “Mental health needs to be recognized as equal in importance to physical health,” said Jill Emanuele, the senior director of the Mood Disorders Center at the Child Mind Institute.

Source: Huffington Post July 27, 2021 18:55 UTC