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A tragic loss turned into a powerful movement: Sarah Shulze, a gifted track star and political science major at UW, died by suicide in 2022 after battling anxiety exacerbated by toxic team dynamics. Her mother’s revelation that she’d shared suicidal thoughts with her coach — only to be ignored — ignited a statewide push for change. Now, California lawmakers are poised to pass Assembly Bill 1985, dubbed “Sarah Shulze’s Law,” mandating biennial mental health and suicide prevention training for all college coaches — free, online, and accessible — aiming to protect student athletes under crushing pressure. With unanimous Assembly approval and a July 2028 deadline for compliance, this bill could become a national model for safeguarding youth mental health in athletics.

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