The onset of many disorders (Bi-Polar, OCD, depression, etc.) occurs in the late teens to early twenties about the time we head off to college, just when your support system of friends and family members is the lacking and life pressures ramp-up.
"Late adolescence and early adulthood are peak years for the onset of bipolar disorder."
First, these are always heartbreaking situations and my sympathy goes out to all that have been affected by someone passing by suicide.
It is important to distinguish between this being a potential problem related to student-athletes, or just the general student population. So, essentially, what are the hard numbers regarding suicide rates among student-athletes as well as the general student body population. I know among the general student population, colleges and universities used to be very adapt at keeping such things quiet. I can remember these issues brought up many times during my undergraduate years, which is now nearly 30 years ago.
Which leads to my second point, among college students, how much have rates increased, and if so, when did this occur? Has the increase (if existing) been relatively linear, or has certain time frames seen greater increases (I suspect after the initial COVID lockdowns began we would see a spike). Is this consistent with general population trends related to suicide, higher or lower?
I ask all these questions because I am part of a demographic that is more prone to suicide, but rarely receives the attention or care that other demographics might receive. It has been far too often seeing people I grew up with pass away, and later learn it was from suicide.
All of this is to lead to a point of evaluating what is really going on, what might be some of the stressors that exacerbate the issue, who is at greater risk, and how do we effectively address it. I suspect that I am more sensitive to student-athlete death by suicide because of my professional capacities being tied to athletics, but I don't want that bias to potentially distort my reactions or perception of the frequency of the issue.
I also apologize if I've come across as too callous. There is no doubt that each individual case is sad and tragic.
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Totally agree with you. Had similar experiences. To this day I would rank many of the coaches as some of the worst people I have ever met. One is in the hall of fame lol and another is still coaching. I feel for the athletes that are in that coach's sphere of influence. Good luck. Everybody involved in sport from athletes, to coaches, to support staff, NCAA etc etc can do better to look out for all parties involved.
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This coming season will be dedicated to Sarah. The womens team returns a lot of talent.
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