Mental Health Awareness the Goal of the University of Michigan’s Athletes Connected

Original story on University Herald By Russell Westerholm It was after a football practice one day that Will Heininger first let anyone know he was depressed. His interaction with a team athletic trainer that day led him to seek help, but it was Aug. and the 19-year-old defensive lineman had …

How The University Of Michigan Is Bringing Mental Health Care To Its Student Athletes

Read the original story on Huffington Post: By Alexandra Svokos Will Heininger, a sport management major at the University of Michigan, was living what was supposed to be a dream. He was playing football for UM, a school that shapes the entire character of Ann Arbor, the city where Heininger …

Athletes Connected: Program Supports Student-Athlete Mental Health

Read the original story from MGoBlue.com, Part 1 | Part 2 By Steve Kornacki ANN ARBOR, Mich. — There’s nothing more powerful than connecting in a time of need and finding that there is someone else who understands your distress, desperation and feelings. Will Heininger, former defensive lineman for the …