The AP (2/12, DiLorenzo) reported that during the recent Tokyo Olympic Games, the subject of mental health “shook up those Games and made everyone take notice.” Now, during the winter games in Beijing just six months later, “the conversation has evolved: The subject pops up regularly, but no one is shocked when it does.” After “several elite athletes stumbled in Beijing, they were often quick to remind the world that they’re human, too.” Now, “as more athletes acknowledged what they face behind the scenes, the stigma around talking about mental health” may “merely become one more challenge in the mix.”
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— “Mental health hovers over Olympics, on its way to mainstream “Sarah DiLorenzo, AP, February 12, 2022