Created by those with personal and professional experiences, learn about the causes and effects of gambling harms, how to support someone affected and how to refer into specialist treatment.
Gambling-related harm is a public health issue impacting millions across the country. Sadly the harms are often identified too late or at crisis point, resulting in only 1 in 200 people who may benefit from treatment accessing it (OHID, 2024). The consequence of this is many experiencing harm are left feeling stigmatised, blamed, shamed and alone, leading to between 117-496 gambling-related suicides every year in England alone. At Gambling with Lives we support families who have lost someone and our mission is to prevent further deaths. In 2023, the government included gambling as a risk factor in the National Suicide Prevention Strategy and draft NICE guidelines on gambling are set to be published imminently. Our training programme, created by people with first hand experience of gambling harms and by leading clinicians, will help professionals understand why gambling harms happen, how to identify if someone is affected and give the skills and confidence to perform a very brief intervention. The programme has been delivered to over 1200 professionals across the country with post-training confidence rates over 90%.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Professionals that may encounters people experiencing gambling harms.
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understanding modern day gambling and its impact on society
Gaining knowledge about the causes of gambling harms
Understanding how to identify if someone is experiencing gambling harms
Gaining the confidence and right language to have a conversation with someone affected
Gaining the skills to perform a very brief intervention
Understanding how to refer into specialist support and treatment
FACILITATOR
Gambling with Lives are a charity set up by families bereaved by gambling that provide support, raise awareness of gambling disorder’s devastating effects, & campaigns for change. Their prevention programme ‘Chapter One’ provides information and support for everyone affected by gambling, including training for professionals. It is free of gambling industry influence and is led by people with lived experience
