![]() ![]() Previous studies have established that 16 per cent to 34 per cent of current and former elite athletes experience mental health issues. “Despite several extreme and unfortunate cases, and the fact that they’ve had numerous athletes openly struggle with mental health, the NHL hasn’t really taken concrete steps to provide adequate and impactful support,” says Crawford ( she/her). She grew up in a hockey family where her dad was a former coach and brother currently works in the National Hockey League (NHL). Katie Crawford, who completed the study as part of her master’s degree in UBC’s school of kinesiology, has always had some insight on the high and low points of the profession. ![]() A new UBC study highlights that help-seeking behaviours in professional men’s ice-hockey is heavily impacted by cultural and systemic factors. ![]()
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