"The Meyer family filed the wrongful death lawsuit in Santa Clara County in November 2022, stating that, at the time of her death, their daughter was facing distress over disciplinary proceedings related to an August 2021 incident in which she spilled coffee on a football player who had allegedly sexually assaulted one of her teammates. The resolution includes several initiatives honoring Meyer's legacy, according to the statement."
"Stanford and the Meyer family will create a collaborative mental health initiative for student athletes at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, a Stanford-based institute that researches brain and behavior, according to the statement."
Stanford and the Meyer family reached a resolution in a wrongful death lawsuit after Katie Meyer, Stanford women's soccer captain and goalie, died by suicide on Feb. 28, 2022. The family filed the suit in Santa Clara County in November 2022, alleging Katie faced distress over disciplinary proceedings related to an August 2021 incident in which she spilled coffee on a football player accused of sexually assaulting a teammate. Resolutions include a collaborative mental-health initiative at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, an annual Katie Meyer Leadership Award, retirement of jersey No. 19, and implementation of Katie Meyer’s Law to support students in OCS disciplinary processes.
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