Thank you all!
From October 3-10, YOU all showed up and made College Football Mental Health Awareness Week happen.
Hilinski’s Hope was joined by seventeen schools and countless team staff members, coaches, families, and individuals in spreading awareness for mental health. Together we broke down stigma, offered quality resources, and let student athletes know that we care.
The mission of Hilinski’s Hope was covered in over 40 stories and articles since our announcement, we’ve created over 139 MILLION impressions online - with over 60 million just in the last few weeks. The message of hope has reached far and wide.
Thank you to Sports Illustrated, 247 Sports, FrontOffice Sportsfor your support, as well as theNCAA, Holly Rowe, Andy Katz, and Jamie Erdahl among so many others.
(Also, shoutout to Coach Leach for still wearing a lapel pin this past Saturday!)
Due to your generosity, we raised over $17,000, and will be able to provide several schools with mental health training and resources as part of our Hilinski’s Hope Game Plan program.
We even hit 10,000 downloads on our podcast, UNIT3D! If you haven’t been able to check it out, this resource brings together sport psychologists, mental health professionals along with student athletes who share their stories and struggles as together they hold conversations for student athletes on mental health.
We had a successful week despite the uncertainty facing this year, and we’re excited to announce College Football Mental Health Week will be back next year October 2-9, 2021! Look out for more information in the coming months. We hope to see even more schools participate next year, with stadiums full of players and fans.
With hope and love,
Kym and Mark Hilinski
