Survey: College Athletes Struggling with Shutdown

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College student-athletes are struggling to cope with the shutdown of athletics, according to a new NCAA survey of more than 37,000 cohorts.

Surveyed between April 10 and May 1, the majority of respondents reported experiencing high rates of mental distress. Fully 82 percent of the student-athletes surveyed said they felt “positive” or “very positive” about the support they are receiving from their coaches. However, over a third of respondents reported experiencing sleep difficulties, while more than a quarter reported feeling sadness and a sense of loss, and 10 percent reported feeling so depressed it has been difficult to function “constantly” or “most every day.”

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