Allison Schmitt a native of Canton, Michigan, is heading to her third Olympic Games. However, the past four years on her journey to making this Olympic berth were much different than the previous two Olympic cycles. Allison opens up to the world and speaks candidly about her battle with depression and loss with hopes of helping other athletes find their voice to seek help.
University of Michigan student-athletes Beth Williams (Water Polo, ’15), Emily Browning (Water Polo, ’17), and Maddy Frost (Swimming, ’17) had a message and an idea. Amidst their demanding lives as student-athletes at an elite academic institution, they decided mental health was important enough to them to do something about it.
They recently unveiled their work, a video promoting mental health awareness and combating stigma: