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Finding Victory in Mental Health Shantel Thomas

When Shantel Thomas was in college, her track skills earned her a spot in the University of Toledo Hall of Fame. The seven-time Mid-American Conference champion was named “Female Athlete of the Year”

in 1990 and received the “Outstanding University Woman” award from UT in 1992. She traveled the world doing what she loved and competed at the World University Games in England. When she competed in Cuba at the Pan American Games, she was the only American to advance to the finals and placed seventh in the 200 meters.

-Shantel Thomas “We need to get past the stigma and lie that seeing a therapist means you’re less than human.”

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