PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), representing the more than 7,000 student-athletes in the Conference, once again has made mental health and safety its top priority. All 13 American institutions will kick off the Conference’s Pow6rful Minds Campaign for 2018-19 with Mental Health Awareness Week, Oct. 1-7, as part of an important initiative to improve awareness of mental health issues and resources available to student-athletes with the goal of ending the stigma related to seeking help and promoting success through a healthy, powerful mind.
Green, the color of mental health awareness nationally, will be seen by American fans during designated athletic contests throughout the school year and the Conference’s #Pow6rfulMinds hashtag will be prominently used on all of its social media accounts.