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 associate.
The intention is to provide gamers, their households and help 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 help groups can be given one yr of free entry to Talkspace Go, a web-based self-guided psychological well being help program. This system supplies customized remedy programs and reside and on-demand digital courses 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 are going to 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 through reside video, audio, chat periods or limitless asynchronous text-messaging periods.
The periods are supplied through an encrypted net and cell platform that adheres to HIPAA, federal and state regulatory necessities.
“Skilled tennis gamers face distinctive challenges similar to 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, govt director of the PTPA stated in an announcement.
“By Talkspace, we are able to now help gamers’ well-being holistically and persistently – not simply throughout tournaments however all through the complete yr. This is a crucial 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 supply 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 so as to present gamers with flexibility that matches their assorted schedules.
