The Mas Yukawa Foundation (MYF) has partnered with the University of Alberta’s Athletic Department to help establish a dedicated, in-house professional mental health program for the university’s student athletes.
MYF has provided a founding gift to launch the initiative, bringing specialized psychological support directly to the athletes who need it most.
The partnership builds on MYF’s work with UBC Athletics, where the Foundation launched the Thunderbirds Mental Health Initiative in 2023. That program has since made dedicated psychological support available to more than 600 student athletes and coaches. The University of Alberta partnership extends this model to a second institution — part of MYF’s broader effort to build lasting mental health infrastructure across Canadian collegiate athletics.
Student athletes face a distinct set of pressures: competitive demands, academic expectations, and the physical and emotional toll of performance, often without access to support designed for their circumstances. Closing that gap is the reason MYF was founded.
Read more about this initiative:
https://bearsandpandas.ca/sports/2025/9/19/maz-yukawa.aspx
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