NORFOLK, Va., April 24, 2023 – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will host a Mental Health Symposium, with Chief Medical Officer Dr. Harry Stafford, on Tuesday at 6 p.m., live on Zoom in advance of Mental Health Awareness Month, which begins on May 1.
 
The symposium will cover such topics as Depression and Anxiety in Minority Student-Athletes, Mistrust of the Medical System and Mental Trauma, and it will also include a student-athlete rap session to tackle such items as unpacking baggage, compartmentalizing the student-athlete’s day and life outside of athletics.
 
Scheduled to join Dr. Stafford as moderators or presenters are Dr. Emmett Gill, founder of AthleteTalk, LLC; professional football player and sports performance coach T.J. Graham; speed and strength coach Lisa Barber; and Dr. Daniel Mollenthiel.
 
Zoom registration is available here; participants are also asked to fill out an anonymous survey here.
 
A similar symposium for administrators, coaches and staff members will be held at a date to be determined.

 
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 52^nd year of intercollegiate competition with the 2022-23 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.