Morgans Message

Morgan'Morgans's Message education program. This is our lead program. The program isbuilt around student-athletes on high school and collegiate campuses in the u.s.canada, the united kingdom and germany. Ambassadors apply for campus leadershiproles and conduct various monthly activities that involve the following:a. Creating inclusive spaces for student-athletes to gather (virtually or in person) todiscuss mental health topics and/or challenges among their peers (advocates)b. Conducting monthly discussion groups with advocates (other student-athletes)that explore various topics dealing with depression, anxiety, food disordersamong other topicsc. Initiating community events that shed light on the extent of mental healthchallenges experienced by student-athletes, which help to eliminate the stigma,normalize conversations and, ultimately, equalize the treatment of mental andphysical health conditionsthe first ambassadors were "signed" on sept. 13, 2020. As of mar. 12, 2024 morgan'smessage has 4762 ambassadors on 1,618 campuses in 46 states, the district of columbia, twocanadian provinces, the united kingdom and germany.

The mental matchup. This is the name of the morgan'Morgans's Message weekly podcastseries and blog that explores the mental health challenges experienced by current andformer high school and collegiate student-athletes. Each podcast runs approximately 1hour and is hosted by a former d1 lax college athlete. By january 2024, we hadcompleted 6 seasons, 120 episodes and season 7 began in march. Episodes arereleased every tuesday morning.

At-large education program. This is a subgroup of the larger, morgan'Morgans's messageeducation program. It is open to a larger community for members who are no longerstudent-athletes in high school or college but want to stay involved. Members areself-assigned to one of the groups: mental health advocates, mental healthprofessionals, parents, or athletic staff.the first at-large ambassadors were "signed" on may 1, 2023. As of mar 12, 2024 morgan'smessage has 545 at-large ambassadors.

Guide and facilitate dedication games at sporting events. These are mentalhealth awareness events. Morgan'Morgans's Message partners with high school and collegeathletic teams to sponsor opening ceremonies and half-time recognition events onthe field at competitions to recognize mental health awareness efforts, in general,and morgan d. rodgers, our namesake, specifically. Highlighting student-athletemental health awareness in these highly-visible settings helps to normalize theconversation between student-athletes, their parents, their coaches and the generalpublic.