IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, representing the more than 7,000 student-athletes in the conference, has activated its annual Pow6rful Minds initiatives this week (Oct. 3-9), in conjunction with Mental Illness Awareness Week.
American Athletic Conference football student-athletes will wear specially designed green ribbon helmet decals, while coaching staffs will wear green ribbon patches. The conference has also produced a public service announcement featuring football student-athletes and coaches that will run in-venue this week.
The American’s social media platforms will be focused on mental health awareness throughout the week. The conference’s Facebook and Twitter channels will include statistics and facts on mental health issues as well as video content form the conference’s football coaches and student-athletes.