The Academic Forum for the Study of Gambling (AFSG) have launched a new website which will allow individuals with Lived and Living Experience of Gambling Harms to match with research and participation opportunities around developing better understanding of gambling as a source of harm.
The Lived Experience Research Hub will allow academics and researchers to post opportunities for LLE participants to match themselves to projects which they feel they have knowledge to bring to the table, or perhaps are about areas of harm and recovery which they feel very passionately about being involved in.
The inclusion of lived experience in gambling research is vital in ensuring more equitable, inclusive and effective outcomes, but finding the right partners with the right skills can be difficult and time consuming. The LERH is now live and brings together three services:
👉 Matching service: A new tool to help both researchers and lived experience experts find and connect with one another to collaborate on research projects
👉 Lived Experience Access Fund (LEAF): A funding programme that supports people with lived/living experience of gambling harm, enabling active participation in research, training, conference travel, and other related capacity-building opportunities
👉 Minimum Standards Framework (MSF): A set of guiding principles to which researchers should adhere to provide adequate care, support and opportunity to those with lived experience of gambling harm.
To view opportunities, or to access funding and support through the LEAF. Visit https://www.lerh.co.uk/