On the conclusion of the primary day of the Worldwide Jockey Concussion, Security and Wellness Convention, the Horseracing Integrity and Security Authority (HISA), in collaboration with Jockeys’ Guild, revealed that they’re launching a serious initiative to help jockey well-being. As introduced by HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus and Jockeys’ Guild President Terry Meyocks, HISA, and the Guild have established a groundbreaking partnership with Onrise, a number one athlete-specific psychological well being firm, to offer jockeys with simply accessible psychological well being care of their main language.
Partnership with Onrise
As a part of HISA and the Guild’s ongoing dedication to enhancing jockeys’ general well-being, the partnership with Onrise will provide a confidential platform with entry to psychological well being help by means of the insights and experiences of skilled retired athletes, licensed therapists and psychiatrists. Jockeys can transfer between completely different ranges of care or make the most of a number of companies concurrently. Via this partnership, jockeys can entry dependable psychological well being help and steerage, serving to to scale back the stigma of in search of assist and fostering a tradition of openness and care throughout the sport.
Onrise at the moment companions with the MLS Gamers Affiliation, Inter Miami CF, the US Ladies’s Nationwide Group Gamers Affiliation, the Premier Lacrosse League, and all three girls’s skilled volleyball leagues in the US, amongst others. These jockeys be a part of greater than 15,000 athletes who have already got entry to Onrise companies. All certified jockeys will likely be eligible for Onrise’s companies for gratis.
“Jockeys face immense bodily and psychological demands–and their psychological well being is crucial to their long-term success and well-being,” stated Lisa Lazarus, CEO of HISA. “Jockeys are extremely expert skilled athletes who confront distinctive stressors. By partnering with Onrise, we’re offering jockeys with a protected area to attach with skilled athlete friends who perceive their experiences, providing them worthwhile help as they navigate the pressures of this demanding profession.”
“We’re proud to associate with HISA and Onrise to offer jockeys with a vital useful resource for psychological wellness. For many years, Jockeys’ Guild has labored tirelessly to advocate for the security, well being, and well-being of our athletes, and this partnership marks one other necessary step in that mission,” stated Terry Meyocks, President and CEO of Jockeys’ Guild. “Via this collaboration, we’re providing our qualifying members the chance to attach with athletic friends who really acknowledge what they are going by means of, serving to them deal with their well being in a means that has by no means been finished earlier than in our sport. The Guild significantly appreciates HISA’s dedication to the psychological wellness of jockeys.”
“Onrise is privileged to associate with HISA and Jockeys’ Guild to help athlete psychological well being and general wellness on this crucial time for horse racing,” stated Kimberly Quigley, MD, FABPN, Chief Govt Officer at Onrise. “We’re thrilled that HISA and Jockeys’ Guild have entrusted Onrise to offer psychological well being care and help for these jockeys and recognize each organizations’ dedication to making sure that their athletes have the instruments that allow them to succeed on and off the observe.”
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