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Mental Health

Mental Health

We know the horseracing industry can be tough, and that pressures, accidents, or tough experiences can affect anyone—whether you work with the horses or behind the scenes. If you’re feeling stressed, anxious, low, or just struggling to cope, you’re not alone. Racing Welfare is here to listen, support, and help you look after your mental wellbeing. Reaching out isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a step towards feeling better.

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03/03/2026

How to get support with my mental health or support for someone else

You can get emotional support through Racings Support Line which offers a compassionate and confidential free telephone line for immediate wellbeing support, this is open 24/7 to anyone in the Racing ...
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03/03/2026

What is Counselling?

Counselling is a safe, confidential space to talk about how you’re feeling and what’s on your mind. It’s about being listened to, supported, and helped to understand your thoughts and emotions. ...
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06/01/2026

Home Energy Grant

What is the Home Energy Grant? The Racing Welfare Home Energy Grant provides one-off financial support of £300 to help eligible individuals meet increased home energy costs due to rising energy price...
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02/05/2025

Ten tips on how to get involved in your community

1. Make it funRacing can be all go, so it’s important to carve out time for the things you enjoy. Whether it’s a friendly game of footy after evening stables, joining a book club, or having a laug...
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13/05/2024

Mental Health and Movement

One of the most important things we can do to help protect our mental health is regular movement. Our bodies and our minds are connected. Looking after ourselves physically also helps us prevent probl...
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02/12/2023

Manage Stress

Are you feeling stressed? You may be experiencing stress due to work commitments or issues in your personal life. Physically demanding jobs, early starts and long and/or antisocial hours synonymous wi...
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02/08/2021

What is Mental Wellbeing?

Mental wellbeing is a term used to explain how someone is feeling and how they cope with everyday activities. Mental wellbeing can vary at different times of the day, month or year and can be affected...
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02/08/2021

Top 10 Mental Health Tips

Working in the racing industry can be demanding and it is vital to take care of your mental wellbeing as well as your physical wellbeing. The Mental Health Foundation has compiled a guide of best tips...
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02/08/2021

Top Tips to Get Racing Talking

Talking to someone, whether it is about your own wellbeing or to check-in with someone else, is a positive action for mental health. If you’re not sure how to start the conversation, read on for our...
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15/05/2023

Tips For Managing Anxiety

Racing’s people share their top tips for managing anxiety.   I previously suffered with anxiety and panic attacks brought on by post-natal depression.  At the time learning about anxiety and p...
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06/05/2022

Loneliness

Loneliness is affecting more and more of us in the UK and we know this can have a huge impact on our physical and mental health. In 2022 the Campaign to End Loneliness reported that almost 50% of adul...
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06/05/2022

Mental Health Courses

We all know how important it is to take care of our physical wellbeing. However, it’s also vital that we look after our mental wellbeing. If you’re feeling low, sad or stressed then racing...
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02/08/2021

Accidents, injuries and emotions

If you’ve recently had an accident or an injury it is possible that in addition to the physical effects of the accident, you may be experiencing some psychological or emotional effects. It doesn...
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02/08/2021

About Racing’s ‘Check-in and Chat’ Service

Racing Welfare provides a telephone Check-in and Chat service for anyone in the horseracing community that feels lonely, isolated or simply in need of someone to talk to. Racing Welfare’s Check-in ...
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03/08/2021

Is Anxiety Affecting Your Life?

What is General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)? If you or someone you know is working in or retired from racing and experiencing anxiety then we are here to help you and support you. Anxiety is often related ...
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03/08/2021

Are you suffering with Depression

If you or someone you know is working in or retired from racing and suffering with depression then help and support is available....
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03/08/2021

Volunteering with Racing Welfare

Volunteers are highly valuable across the charitable sector. At Racing Welfare we value the contribution made by our team of volunteers and recognise that it would be more challenging for us to achie...
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03/08/2021

Domestic Violence

What is Domestic Violence Domestic violence is any incident of threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between adults who are or have been in an intimate relationship, marriage or family relationship...
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03/08/2021

Check-in and Chat Q&A

Regional Welfare Manager, Aimee Hockley-Righton, tells us more about Racing Welfare’s Check-in and Chat service and the positive impact it has had on those using the service.  ...
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03/08/2021

Sleep Counselling

Are you struggling to sleep? Are you struggling to get to sleep or do you find yourself waking in the night unable to get back to sleep? Whatever your sleep issue, a lack of it can affect everything ...
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03/08/2021

Sleepless in Suffolk

Racing Welfare’s Digital Marketing Manager, Parris Lane, blogs her way through sleep counselling to help cure those pesky sleepless nights. Read her experience of the NHS-accredited sleep progra...
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03/08/2021

Blog – Lucy Baker – Telephone Support

Racing’s Support Line...
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02/08/2021

Bullying

What is Bullying? Bullying is a form of abuse that can occur anywhere, for example, in your community, at work or in your own home. If you work in the horseracing industry and are being bullied, do no...
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02/08/2021

Harassment

What is harassment?...
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02/08/2021

Suicidal thoughts

Each week, approximately 115 people die by suicide in the UK (Data from Office for National Statistics reporting and its Hazards Campaign)   Several factors can put a person at risk for attemptin...
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02/08/2021

Self-harm

What is self-harm?   Everyone has accidents resulting in cuts and bruises once in a while but it is injuries caused on purpose that are called self-harm. Self-harm is thought to be the physical r...
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02/08/2021

Coping with Bereavement

Experiencing the loss of someone close to us through death is an inevitable part of life but that does not make it any easier when we experience it. Adjusting to life without the person who has died...
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02/08/2021

Get help for drug addiction

Drug addiction is one of the most common types of addiction and one with overwhelming effects. Drugs contain chemicals which have an intense effect on the brain and can result in addiction spiralling ...
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02/08/2021

Get help for alcohol addiction

Addiction to alcohol can have a devastating effect on your life and those around you. If someone loses control over their drinking and has an excessive desire to drink this is known as alcoholism or a...
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02/08/2021

Get help for gambling addiction

Gambling is an activity closely linked to horse racing and we are here to offer non-judgemental and helpful support if you feel your gambling habits are becoming a problem....
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02/08/2021

About Addiction

Addiction is the lack of control over a particular behaviour to the point where it could be harmful to you. It is closely linked to mental and physical health problems and can have a profound effect o...
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02/08/2021

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses which can affect anyone; both men and women, of all ages. Eating disorders involve unhealthy eating habits which can take over your life – you may ...
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02/08/2021

Counselling

If you work in or have worked in the Thoroughbred racing or breeding industry and you need to talk to someone then Racing Welfare can help....
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02/08/2021

Blog – Lucy Baker on stress and work/life balance

We have asked staff from across the racing industry to explore some of the services on offer through Racing’s Support Line which is now delivered in partnership with Care first. In part one of the s...
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02/08/2021

Racing Industry Accident Benefit Scheme

The RIABS Scheme provides benefits to eligible persons following accidental injury, disablement or death arising out of their duties for a licensed trainer, including whilst travelling from home to a ...
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24/03/2026

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