NEW YORK -- The BIG EAST Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has undertaken an initiative to build awareness of mental health and to help end the stigma surrounding it. Coming out of June’s Mental Health Summit, the BIG EAST and its member schools have agreed to be committed to making the mental health of our student-athletes, coaches and school employees a pillar on which we stand.
This week, October 1 – 7, is the National Alliance on Mental Illness’s (NAMI) Mental Illness Awareness Week. The BIG EAST, along with its member schools, Student Athlete Advisory Committee and its media partner FOX Sports will be promoting this national campaign through BIG EAST Digital Network broadcasts, social media and campus activities.