Patrick Risha CTE Awareness Foundation

The Patrick Risha CTE Awareness Foundation is always seeking volunteers to assist us, and there are opportunities that require minimal time or effort. A great way to start is by liking our page and following us on Instagram. Please reach out to us and express your interest in getting involved to help make a difference. Distributing materials at your local community health and safety fairs is an excellent starting point, and we will provide you with everything you need.

Are you interested in helping us spread awareness about CTE and our Foundation?

Get involved. Get Active! Save lives.

Visit our website to learn more www.stopcte.org

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NOT EVERY BRAIN INJURY LOOKS LIKE A BRAIN INJURY🤕

No broken bone.
No cast.
No visible scar.

Sometimes the changes are harder to see.

A concussion can affect how someone thinks, remembers, sleeps, feels and behaves, and some symptoms may not appear immediately.

That’s why “they look fine” isn’t the same as “they are fine.”

The safest way to prevent CTE is to STOP HITTING KIDS IN THE HEAD‼️

Visit our website at www.stopcte.org to learn more.

Education and awareness are an important part of the conversation around CTE.

We’re proud to share this infographic created by Eshan Jain, a high school student at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose, who spent his summer researching Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy under the guidance of neuroscientist Dr. Bolling.

Eshan reviewed research examining several factors associated with CTE, including repetitive head impacts, years of play, participation in different contact sports, level of play, and genetics. He then took what he learned and turned it into an accessible resource designed to help athletes, parents, students, and coaches better understand CTE and its risk factors.

What makes this especially meaningful is Eshan’s reason for doing it: he recognized that many young athletes may not fully understand CTE or the potential long-term effects associated with repetitive head impacts—and he wanted to help change that.

Thank you, Eshan, for using your research to educate others and for helping bring this important conversation to the next generation of athletes.

Awareness starts with education. Please share this resource to help us continue spreading the word about CTE.

NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip steps back from public life for serious health concerns Waltrip and his family announced Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with Frontotemporal Degeneration, possibly complicated by Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.

CTE can be associated with changes in:

• Behavior
• Mood
• Judgment
• Personality
• Memory

For families, those changes can be confusing, frightening and heartbreaking.

You may find yourself asking:

“Why isn’t he/she acting like themselves anymore?”

Brain disease can change how a person thinks, feels, and responds.

Sometimes the hardest part of CTE isn’t understanding the disease. It’s watching someone you love change.

Let’s protect our kids before it’s too late.

Visit our website at www.stopcte.org to learn more about our cause to stop CTE.

An athlete’s identity can be deeply connected to their sport.

Then one day, the games stop.

For some former athletes, changes in mood, behavior, thinking, memory or relationships can become part of life after sports.

Understanding the possible long-term effects of repetitive head impacts means looking beyond the playing years.

The story doesn’t end when the jersey comes off.

Help us spread awareness about this PREVENTABLE DISEASE!

Visit our website at www.stopcte.org to learn more.

Well written article explaining unconscionable devotion to a sport that ruins lives and families.

Brain Dam­age, Epi­demic | The Hamilton Spectator Twenty years into its C.T.E. era, the National Foot­ball League is more pop­u­lar and prof­it­able than ever. Rev­en­ues rise even as the math becomes clearer for the once immeas­ur­able price paid in brain dam­age sus­tained by foot­ball...

END CTE‼️

If you could hear the gut wrenching stories we hear every day from affected families through our foundation, you would understand our passion for stopping this terrible, degenerative disease. 

Learn how you can help stop CTE. Visit our website to learn more www.stopcte.org

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Awareness starts with understanding. 🧠

Youth Contact Sports and Broken Brains by Bruce Parkman shares the story of his son, Mac, while breaking down the science behind brain development, concussions, repetitive head impacts, and their potential connection to mental health in young athletes. The book was created to give parents, coaches, educators, and communities more information to help make informed decisions about protecting developing brains while still recognizing the benefits of youth sports.

Knowledge matters. Education matters. And protecting our young athletes starts with knowing the risks.

📖 You can download a FREE copy of the book today.

Get your free copy of Youth Contact Sports and Broken Brains⁠

Help us spread CTE awareness by sharing this resource with a parent, coach, teacher, or anyone involved in youth sports.

Would you push the button for millions of dollars?

The heavy cost of football Football season is back, bringing millions of Americans together around one of the country’s most beloved sports. But new research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, raises an uncomfortable question: What price are players paying for our entertainment? Host Megan McArdle explores the phy...