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Stanford's Kitahata Returns to Field After Focusing on Mental Health Following Teammate's Suicide
Kitahata became a mental health advocate, co-created a documentary on youth mental health, and won the CalHOPE Courage Award for her comeback after stepping away in 2020.
- Andrea Kitahata, Stanford's redshirt senior team captain, returned to soccer in 2023 after focusing on mental health.
- Kitahata took a break early in her second season to cope with the grief of losing her teammate Katie Meyer to suicide three years prior.
- In 2023, Kitahata played in every game throughout the season, received second-team All-Pac-12 honors, and helped produce a documentary focused on raising awareness about youth mental health.
- She shared that coping with the loss of someone who had been an integral part of her everyday life was incredibly draining, highlighting the depth of her emotional struggle.
- Kitahata received the CalHOPE Courage Award in September in recognition of her resilience and leadership as a mental health advocate and inspiring athlete.
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Stanford's Kitahata returns to field after focusing on mental health following teammate's suicide
Stanford soccer player Andrea Kitahata chose to step away from her sport three years ago after teammate and close friend Katie Meyer died by suicide, realizing focusing on her grief and mental health mattered more than anything else at that time.
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