ArticleJournal of athletic training2025
The Experiences of Athletic Trainers After the Death of a Student-Athlete by Suicide.
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contextThe National Collegiate Athletic Association's 2016 and 2024 Mental Health Best Practices documents outline essential guidelines for athletic programs, including mental health recognition, referral pathways, and critical incident management. Despite these recommendations, there remains a significant gap in literature and practice regarding the response to and management of suicide bereavement among athletic trainers (ATs), highlighting the need for further exploration of their experiences and institutional responses after a student-athlete's death by suicide.
objectiveTo explore the lived experiences of collegiate ATs after the death of a student-athlete by suicide.
designQualitative.
settingIndividual interview. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsTwelve ATs (age = 37 ± 7 years; credentialed experience = 14 ± 7 years) who were providing patient care to a student-athlete who died by suicide. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Each AT completed a semistructured, audio-only interview. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Analysis followed the consensual qualitative research tradition using a 3-person coding team. Credibility and trustworthiness were established through member checking, triangulation, and internal auditing.
resultsParticipants revealed several experiences and reactions after the death of a student-athlete by suicide that focused on their institutional reaction, their emotional reaction and coping mechanisms, and shared advice for other ATs moving forward. After the student-athlete death by suicide, ATs shared their institutional reaction, which included a collaborative approach with resources and changes to policy, procedures, and their overall system. They also shared their emotional reaction and coping mechanisms after the death, which included a grief response influenced by guilt, concern for other student-athletes, and the use, and lack of use, of support systems and formal therapy. Finally, they provided shared advice concerning death by suicide that included taking care of oneself and taking mental health seriously.
conclusionsAfter the death, most participants expressed grief and concern for others but often did not recognize themselves as needing help. Institutional policy and provider postvention strategies are recommended.
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