On-line behavioral healthcare firm Talkspace introduced it’s becoming a member of forces with the Skilled Tennis Gamers Affiliation (PTPA) because the participant advocates group’s unique psychological well being know-how accomplice.
The purpose is to provide gamers, their households and assist groups free, 24/7 entry to Talkspace’s self-guided remedy app, Talkspace Go, and its digital remedy providing at a reduction.
Eligible skilled tennis gamers 13 and older, their households and assist groups will likely be given one 12 months of free entry to Talkspace Go, a web based self-guided psychological well being assist program. This system offers customized remedy programs and stay and on-demand digital lessons overseen by therapists.
Moreover, gamers can join particular person, {couples} or teen remedy with limitless entry to a licensed therapist, which might be coated by insurance coverage. In the event that they go for particular person remedy and pay out-of-pocket, they’ll obtain a $100 low cost the primary month.
Talkspace’s remedy choices places members in contact with hundreds of licensed therapists, who can work together by way of stay video, audio, chat periods or limitless asynchronous text-messaging periods.
The periods are supplied by way of an encrypted internet and cellular platform that adheres to HIPAA, federal and state regulatory necessities.
“Skilled tennis gamers face distinctive challenges reminiscent of fixed journey, dwelling out of a suitcase year-round and managing the pressures of a person sport, making it troublesome to prioritize psychological well being,” Ahmad Nassar, government director of the PTPA mentioned in an announcement.
“By means of Talkspace, we will now assist gamers’ well-being holistically and constantly – not simply throughout tournaments however all through your entire 12 months. This is a vital addition to our PTPA Psychological Health Program and our participant well being and wellness companies.”
THE LARGER TREND
In 2023, the United Soccer League Gamers Affiliation entered into an settlement with telehealth platform firm Onrise to offer a full vary of psychological well being companies for gamers.
Underneath the settlement, gamers have limitless entry to any kind of psychological well being useful resource. The telehealth platform was chosen in an effort to present gamers with flexibility that matches their diverse schedules.
