Mental Health Awareness

Change Up the Conversation

The Atlanta Braves are committed to changing up the conversation around mental health and wellness. Through Change Up the Conversation, the Braves hope to increase the importance of mental health, strikeout the stigma surrounding mental health and raise funds for critical programming and initiatives in Braves Country.

Strikeout the Stigma

The Atlanta Braves Foundation is teaming up with Tyler Matzek again this season to support Athletes Against Anxiety and Depression (AAAD). Tyler and the Atlanta Braves Foundation will each make a donation to AAAD for each of Tyler’s strikeouts in 2024.

Fans can help Strikeout the Stigma by joining the campaign through a one-time donation or pledge per strikeout. Since 2022, more than $60,000 has been raised through this initiative, and 100% of funds raised go towards creating mental health resources for those in need.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline offers immediate and confidential support for anyone experiencing mental health-related distress, whether that is thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress for themselves or others. Compassionate care and crisis counseling are available 24/7 by calling or texting 988 or visiting 988lifeline.org. This service is accessible across the United States, connecting individuals to a trained crisis counselor who can provide support and guide them toward recovery. 988 provides special support services for veterans, Spanish speakers, LGBTQ+ individuals, and individuals using ASL.

Sharing Their Stories

Tyler Matzek

As part of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Strong4Life Raising Resilience initiative, Tyler Matzek shared how he overcame the yips in his MLB career.

Charlie Morton

Charlie Morton spoke with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about his own experiences with self-doubt and anxiety.

Resources

Skyland Trail

Located in Atlanta, Skyland Trail is a nationally recognized nonprofit mental health treatment organization serving adults and adolescents with a primary psychiatric diagnosis through residential and day treatment programs. For more than 30 years, Skyland Trail has helped individuals with complex mental health issues to grow, recover, and reclaim their lives. The Atlanta Braves Foundation has provided a grant to Skyland Trail’s financial aid program to help ensure quality care is accessible to those who need it. Learn More

Southern Live Oak Wellness

Southern Live Oak Wellness offers a full continuum of care for both mental health and substance abuse treatment in Georgia through inpatient and outpatient services. Their mission is to provide healing and the tools needed to live a healthy and fulfilling life. Southern Live Oak Wellness also offers family services and programming to guide families to a better understanding of mental health and substance abuse and how to best support one another. Learn More