NFLPA PAF
PAUSE Program
A unique peer support program
for former players to share,
listen and find community.
PAUSE is for any former player active with the NFLPA- PAF seeking a confidential, secure, and safe space to talk through challenges with their peers.
Listen and learn from other NFLPA players with shared experiences and find support and community.
Join the PAUSE Peer Support Group.
Get connected with a community of other NFLers who are there to listen and provide support.
About PAUSE
PAUSE stands for Player Athletes Uplift, Support, and Empower
The NFLPA – PAF have teamed up with Kindbridge Behavioral Health to provide Facilitated Peer Support Groups, which allow former players to connect regarding common issues for support, topic-specific education, and counseling.
We also provide access to our clinical network for behavioral or mental health issues covered through their Cigna coverage. Connecting with a PAUSE support group is fast and easy.
Athlete Counseling Services by Kindbridge
Kindbridge provides online therapy services that connect elite athletes of all ages to coaches and therapists. We help athletes manage issues such as:
- • Anxiety
- • Depression
- • Stress
- • Anger
- • PTSD
- • Gaming Addiction
- • Gambling Addiction
- • Trading Addiction
- • Compulsive Sexual Behaviors
- • Drug or Alcohol Addiction
Find a safe space to talk and process issues that may be holding you back or causing you distress.
Request an Appointment
Watch: A Guide to Treatment
and Why it Works.
Learn what therapy is all about, how it can uncover the problems that may be harming you, and how it can help you take steps toward regaining control of your life.
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