mental health awareness

Noting that May is Mental Health Awareness Month, the athletic department said this was "a time to raise awareness of mental or behavioral health issues and help reduce the stigma so many experiences."

Conversations about mental health and wellness have become more prevalent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public transparency about mental health has also increased, breaking through long-held stigma around mental health. 

Actress Taraji P. Henson has launched an initiative centered on helping Black youth overcome mental health struggles.

A grand jury voted against indicting the officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died last March after officers pinned him to the ground in the midst of what was undoubtedly a mental health crisis.