{
  "abstract": "Contemporary research has shown that elite athletes report symptoms of mental illness and other forms of mental ill-health at rates comparable to, if not exceeding, those of the general population.1 Despite this, athletes report being less likely to seek help for their mental health than the general population.2 This reluctance is likely influenced by a confluence of factors such as stigma, low mental health literacy, confidentiality concerns and a perception that mental health professionals may not understand the inherent demands, risk and protective factors associated with elite sport.2 Importantly, there is significant heterogeneity among elite athletes. Mental health risks and protective factors can vary widely across types of sport, competition levels, part-time versus full-time professionalism, para versus non-para sports and individual versus team-based contexts. The growing recognition that neurodivergence may be particularly common among elite athletes adds further complexity, with emerging lived experience insights highlighting the need for recognition and tailored support.3",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "SEED Lifespan, School of Psychology, Deakin University Faculty of Health, Burwood, Victoria, Australia",
        "IMPACT, The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University Faculty of Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia",
        "Elite Sport and Mental Health, Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Lisa S Olive"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "IMPACT, The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University Faculty of Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia",
        "Manna Institute, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia",
        "Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Vic, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Erin Hoare"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Victorian Institute of Sport, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Hannah Macdougall"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Mental Health Movement, Shellharbour City Centre, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Dan Hunt"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "SEED Lifespan, School of Psychology, Deakin University Faculty of Health, Burwood, Victoria, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Kate Hall"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Elite Sport and Mental Health, Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia",
        "Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Rosemary Purcell"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Claudia Reardon"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "IMPACT, The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University Faculty of Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Michael Berk"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Integrating a lived experience workforce to support and enhance mental health and well-being in elite sport",
  "uid": "bc244dd8-6a50-569b-acec-78b1e5dc608d"
}