The Michigan Daily wrote a story about Athletes Connected & ACT supporting athletes during the pandemic. By Jacob Cohen March 12 — the day that the NCAA cancelled spring sports — was a sad day for many in Michigan athletics. Amid the chaos of a world entering quarantine, student-athletes, teams …
NWI.com sports medicine columnist John Doherty wrote a piece about how routine is needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. He spoke with Athletes Connected’s Will Heininger for this story about the program, his journey, and advice for those seeking a routine. By John Doherty Michigan football fans may remember Will Heininger. …
U-M Athletics Counseling Team director and U-M School of Social Work clinical assistant professor Abigail Eiler, LMSW, was the June guest on The Mental Minute by Michigan Medicine. The Mental Minute is a podcast produced by the U-M Depression Center and hosted by UMDC education and outreach coordinator Will Heininger. …
Athletes Connected is mentioned and team members quoted in this story about how colleges are navigating mental health during the pandemic. By Josh Kendall Even as states slowly reopen, social distancing has become the reality of American life during the COVID-19 outbreak. That makes South Carolina head football coach Will …
The Detroit Free Press had an in-depth feature written on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, about mental health and suicide in athletics and how it might affect schools in Michigan. Athletes Connected’s Will Heininger was featured prominently as were administrators from other Michigan colleges and the NCAA’s chief medical officer Brian …
