VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Former Florida Gators Will Dalton On the Importance Of Athletes Mental Health
Former Gator Wil Dalton Raises Awareness for Mental Health
May is mental health awareness month, and June is men’s health month.
1 in 5 adults struggle with mental health problems each year. It could be your neighbor, your best friend, your mom, the cashier at the grocery store or your favorite athlete. Yet, you may never know.
Why is that?
There is a certain stigma surrounding mental health. Some think you’re weak if you speak up. Some think you’re soft if you can’t get out of your own head. However, in reality, it takes strength in any situation to admit what’s going on - to admit you need help.
The only way to end the stigma surrounding mental health is to speak up.
Wil Dalton did just that.
The former Florida Gator was drafted in the eighth round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox.
Dalton was assigned to the Salem Red Sox on May 4 of this year. Then, on June 17, he was moved up to the Red Sox High-A team, the Greenville Drive.
In April, he took to Instagram to express his own struggles.
Watch below for Maddie Schmidt's full video interview with Will Dalton on the importance of mental health being prioritized, especially in athletes.
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