Colton Underwood Legacy Foundation

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We are active on the hill, meeting with policy makers like you

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A recent National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) survey found exhaustion, anxiety, and depression rates are two times higher than pre-pandemic levels; in the same study, less than half of men’s and women’s sports participants reported that they would feel comfortable seeking support from mental health providers on campus.
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One in five adolescents is experiencing a mental, developmental, or behavioral health disorder
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In 2021, suicide was the third leading cause of death among individuals ages 15 to 24.

What are we working for?

We are not looking in on the mental health crisis from the outside. We support as peers, connecting various and widespread pieces of humanity — from pro athletes to professional therapists —that all have the same goal. Everything we say, whether online or on the hill, invites others to feel at-peace, at-home, and ever-inspired knowing that there’s strength in numbers. We are leading the charge to ensure that young adults who are burdened with pressures, athletic or otherwise, are able to access the mental health care they deserve.

Are you on our team?

Colton’s Story

Colton Underwood is an American TV personality, executive producer, philanthropist, entrepreneur and NY Times Best Seller. During his time in the NFL, Colton was inspired by his young cousin Harper to launch the Legacy Foundation and bring awareness to Cystic Fibrosis- a genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system.

In recent years he has become a Mental Health Advocate, speaking on his own experience in hopes to help others. Because of this and the mental health side effects of CF treatment modalities, Colton transitioned the foundation to mental health awareness. Most recently he has been in Washington DC to introduce new legislation that would provide mental health resources to student athletes and he’s just getting started!