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Sara L. Giovannetti, Jessica R.G. Robertson, Heather L. Colquhoun, and Cindy K. Malachowski

mental health challenges compared to their non-athlete peers ( Neal et al., 2013 ) studies have reported that student-athletes utilize university mental health services at a lower rate than non-athletes ( Watson, 2005 ). Barriers to seeking out mental health resources or services among student

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Panteleimon Ekkekakis

guidelines for physicians working within the National Health Service (NHS), established a model of “stepped care” or “stepped collaborative care” for the treatment of adult depression ( National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health and National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2010

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Jamile S. Codogno, Henrique L. Monteiro, Bruna C. Turi-Lynch, Romulo A. Fernandes, Subhash Pokhrel, and Nana Anokye

in five basic health care units (BHU; small-to-medium size health care facilities) under the administration of the Brazilian National Health Service (NHS). Initially, a list of all patients aged 50 years or older attended by these five BHU was provided by the local department of health. After that, a

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Diego Augusto Santos Silva and Carolina Fernandes da Silva

Brazil is a country member of the Para Report Card, and Brazilian researchers have frequently published information on physical activity of children and adolescents. The current study aimed to analyze the policies for the promotion of adapted physical activity to Brazilian children and adolescents with disabilities. Official government information on adapted physical activity was analyzed from the official websites. Policies were analyzed based on the Para Report Card benchmarks, and after that we used the principles of SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) to analyze the information. Adapted physical activity is not the main focus of any of the many policies to promote physical activity for children and adolescents. Based on the Para Report Card initiative, the score for this indicator in Brazil is D. Brazil needs to develop specific policies to promote physical activity adapted to the pediatric population with disabilities.

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William C. Way, Ashley M. Coker-Cranney, and Jack C. Watson II

, (c) implement pre-participation mental health screening, and (d) facilitate a climate that is supportive of student-athlete well-being ( NCAA, 2016 ). Building on these recommendations, recent legislation will require Power 5 conference institutions to provide access to mental health services and

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Gabrielle McNamara, Caroline Robertson, Tegan Hartmann, and Rachel Rossiter

People living with mental illness in rural Australia have three times the risk of premature death than the total population ( Roberts et al., 2018 ). A significant burden is already placed on regional health services, as rural Australians face greater risk factors for disease compared with city

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Lindsey E. Slavin, Tess M. Palmateer, Trent A. Petrie, and E. Whitney G. Moore

Over the last decade, mental health concerns among individuals aged 18–25 years (including college students) have continued to increase, reaching 29.4% (9.9 million young adults; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2019 ). For example, 5.0 million young adults reportedly

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Brad Donohue, Yulia Gavrilova, Marina Galante, Elena Gavrilova, Travis Loughran, Jesse Scott, Graig Chow, Christopher P. Plant, and Daniel N. Allen

influence performance. Therefore, intervention is focused on the optimization of cognitive and behavioral skills that facilitate performance in both sport and life outside of sport, encouraging mental health service utilization of athletes by reducing social stigma (see Figure  1 ). The optimization process

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Sharon Hetherington, Paul Swinton, Tim Henwood, Justin Keogh, Paul Gardiner, Anthony Tuckett, Kevin Rouse, and Tracy Comans

were calculated from a health-service provider perspective. The direct costs for the intervention were calculated using the actual cost measured during the trial and including the cost of leasing equipment and personnel time to deliver the intervention. The overhead costs were estimated at 23% of the

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Ian Ju Liang, Oliver J. Perkin, Polly M. McGuigan, Dylan Thompson, and Max J. Western

healthcare interventions: An overview of reviews and development of a theoretical framework . BMC Health Services Research, 17 ( 1 ), 1 – 13 . doi:10.1186/s12913-017-2031-8 10.1186/s12913-017-2031-8 Shiffman , S. , Stone , A.A. , & Hufford , M.R. ( 2008 ). Ecological momentary assessment . Annual