#ICYMI - Mental Health in Sports, with Royce White

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🗓️ 1 November 2018

⏱️ 51 minutes

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In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel… Hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore the state of mental health in sports, with former NBA player and mental health advocate Royce White, neuroscientist Heather Berlin, and the co-founder of Canada’s first Centre for Mental Health and Sport, Krista Van Slingerland. Photo Credit: GoIowaState dotcom (flickr user GoIowaState) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

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0:00.0	I'm Gary O'Reilly.
0:12.5	And I'm Chuck Knies.
0:13.5	And this is playing with science.
0:16.4	In a recent show, we addressed the topic of gender in sport.
0:19.9	Today, we explore another contentious issue, that of mental health.
0:25.0	If you realize that about one in five adults in the USA suffer from mental illness, it's
0:30.2	no surprise this serious issue is present in the world of sport.
0:34.2	Yes, and some of sports major stars have opened up about their battles with mental illness,
0:39.2	like Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time for one.
0:43.6	Another athlete to make his stand is former NBA player Royce White, who will be our first
0:49.9	guest.
0:50.9	Following Royce White will be neuroscientist Heather Burlin, as well as Krista Van Slingerland,
0:56.5	a researcher at the University of Ottawa, and co-founder of Canada's first centre for
1:01.3	mental health and sport.
1:02.9	But first, as Chuck said, let's get to our interview with Royce White.
1:08.7	Former NBA first round draft pick.
1:11.0	So you know what?
1:12.0	Coming out of college, that's going to be someone special.
1:14.4	That's right.
1:15.4	Last played for the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada, but it
1:20.2	doesn't stop there.
1:21.2	He led his team to the Canadian Championship whilst being voted in the NBA of that same
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