Jockey Wellbeing Program  

The JAP is a free, confidential counselling service for apprentice, current, and retired jockeys plus members of their intermediate families (i.e. Partner, children, guardian, or parent). The idea of the program is to provide an initial counselling service. If further support is required, a referral can be made to an appropriate professional; doctor, physiotherapist, dietitian, financial adviser etc.

•  Drug & Alcohol use/abuse 

•  Relationship Difficulties 

•  Injury and Rehabilitation 

•  Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

•  Family Issues 

•  Abuse Depression 

•  Anxiety Mental Health 

•  Stress Childhood 

•  Adolescent Issues 

•  School related Issues 

•  Workplace Issues 

•  Anger Management 

•  Disability 

•  Career Transition 

•  Financial stress 

•  Bereavement/Grief 

•  Critical Incidents 

•  Depression

•  Conflict Resolution 

•  Career Counselling 

•  Performance Issues 

•  Behavioural Difficulties

•  Suicide

This service is totally confidential between you and your consultant.

To access the program please contact Jockey Assistance Program consultant Lisa Stevens on 0413 616 152 or lisa@racingmind.info

Alternatively, you may contact Racing Victoria’s Jockey Wellbeing and Safety Officer, Ron Hall on 0411 646 160 or r.hall@racingvictoria.net.au or Matt Hyland from the Victorian Jockeys Association on 0408 753 951 or matthew.hyland@vja.net.au

Lisa Stevens is the senior consultant and coordinator of the JAP and is usually your first contact. In addition, the JAP also has access to psychologists in a number of specialist areas who are available to provide services to Jockey’s and their families. 

Lisa has coordinated the JAP for two decades and holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Anthropology & Psychology) a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Psychology and a Master of Applied Psychology (Sport). Lisa is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and a Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS), Member of the College of Sport and Exercise Psychology (CoSEP), Member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and Member of the International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP). Lisa is also the senior critical incident consultant for RV VJA and AJA.

LIFELINE 13 11 14 

SANE 1800 18 SANE (7263) 

SUICIDE PREVENTION 1300 651 251

Ron Hall

Jockey Wellbeing and Safety Officer 

M: 0408 753 951

E: r.hall@racingvictoria.net.au 

Mathew Hyland 

Victorian Jockeys Association 

M: 0408 753 951

E: vja@tsis.com.au 

Lisa Stevens 

Racing Mind 

M: 0413 616 152 

E: lisa@racingmind.info