@article{c1f7ee6f08b24305b4176f416434d3a3,
title = "Treating a visible problem within a hidden population: A working sports EAP in the horse racing industry",
abstract = "In 1986, the University Maryland at Baltimore under the auspices of the Maryland Horsemen's Assistance Fund, Inc., began providing addiction and mental health services to Horsecare workers. The development of this program parallels the history of occupational welfare and job based alcoholism programs which have long been regarded as the precursor to present day EAP's. This paper summarizes the development of on-site treatment programs for Horsecare workers in North America. Horsecare workers have labored long and hard behind the scenes. They have battled addiction and mental health problems in obscurity. Now, in large part due to a few humanitarians, help is available for this group.",
keywords = "Backstretch, Employee assistance, Horsecare workers, Substance abuse",
author = "Schefstad, {A. J.} and Tiegel, {S. A.} and Jones, {A. C.}",
note = "Funding Information: The model used by the Ryan Family Foundation in 1989 was based on the Horsemen{\textquoteright}s Counseling Program established in 1986. The impetus to begin on-site programs came from the Ryan Foundation which offered $20,000 matching grants to race courses if they developed on-site treatment programs. The Ryan story has been documented by CBS Sunday Mortzitzg with Charles Kurult (1991). The second contribution by the Ryan Foundation was contribution of $10,000 to each on-site program targeted for off-site residential treatment for alcohol and drug abuse disorders. The final contribution was a joint effort between the Ryan Foundation and Oxford House to establish safe houses near race courses in North America in 1993. HCP is funded by the Maryland Horsemen{\textquoteright}s Assistance Fund (MHAF). This nine-member Board of Directors administratively oversees the HCP, allocates resources, and acts as an advisory committee. The Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen{\textquoteright}s Association and the Maryland Jockey Club also contribute directly to the MHAF with monies targeted to the HCP. The multiple source funding is critical to on-site counseling programs. Three sources of funding allow for checks and balances among the contributing groups and Copyright: Copyright 2007 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "1999",
doi = "10.1300/J022v14n04_02",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "14",
pages = "17--32",
journal = "Employee Assistance Quarterly",
issn = "0749-0003",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "4",
}