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NFL Has Been Slow to Embrace Mental Health Support for Players

by KFF Health News January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

By Mark Kreidler When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field in the middle of the “Monday Night Football” game in Cincinnati on Jan. 2, Carrie Hastings, half a continent away, understood what she needed to do — and right away. “I had a few guys that I sort […]

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