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GLEN will be hosting a presentation by the Money and Mental Health Police Institute (MSE Martin Lewis’ charity) to explain the important work which they are doing around involving Banks and other Financial institutes in developing new and better ways of helping detect and prevent customers from experiencing harms caused through gambling. The presentation will...Continue reading

With an estimated 7 million people in the UK being impacted by another person’s harmful gambling behaviours we are hosting a half-day webinar designed to bring greater understanding to this important but often unseen issue. Please join us on February 6th to hear from a range of speakers, each bringing their own insight into what...Continue reading

Posted 01/02/2025   Closing Date: 20/01/2025 GLEN are assisting the University of Plymouth in a research project aiming to develop a new form of Gambling Harms Severity Index as a replacement for the current PGSI tool. The hope is to develop a tool which is far more accurate and relatable to the real life experiences of...

GLEN – Gambling Recovery: Tools, Apps and Self-directed Support Thursday 24th September, 9.30am – 1pm Gambling Lived Experience Network are hosting a half-day webinar looking at the role technology has in supporting individuals in stopping and recovering from harmful gambling. This webinar will examine three different areas – starting with the Tools which are currently available...Continue reading

BetKnowMore – Life in the Recovery Lane Thursday 18th September, 7-8pm BetKnowMore are hosting their next “Life in the Recovery Lane” event on Thursday 18th September at which they invite individuals to recount their own stories of addiction and recovery. This time around they will be welcoming Mark Conway and David Quinti to talk about their...Continue reading

GambleAware Annual Conference 2024 Wednesday 4th December, 9am – 5pm GambleAware are hosting their Annual Conference at the Kings Fund in London on Wednesday 4th December 2024 The theme of this years conference is ‘Building the bridge: a once in a generation opportunity to prevent gambling harm’ As usual there will be a large number of...Continue reading

Scottish Gambling Education Network Meeting – Gambling Harm in Minoritized Communities Thursday 31st October, 10am – 12pm The Scottish Gambling Education Network  are holding their next quarterly meeting at the end of October. The theme for this event is Gambling Harm in Minoritized Communities. SGEN quarterly meetings are always a useful and informative way of discovering about...Continue reading

Our Minds Work – Betting on Recovery: Guide to Supporting Employees Gambling Addiction Wednesday 11th September, 12pm – 1pm This event is specifically designed for HR and wellbeing leads to better understand, address, and support employees facing these challenges. Our Minds Work founder Emily Pearson will be joined by guest speaker Steve Girling Co-Founder of Reframe Coaching, Co-host of the...Continue reading

ARA (Recovery 4 All) – Gambling Harms Workshop Wednesday 23rd October, 10am – 12.00pm ARA (Recover 4 All) and Livewell Southwest are hosting a gambling harms awareness training session delivered by Kai McConkey, Community Engagement Lead for the South West of England, and Adele Bourne, Education and Training Lead from the Addiction Recovery Agency. The session will include:Learn...Continue reading

Posted 20/09/2024     Closing Date: TBA Eleanor – a PhD student at the University of Nottingham is looking for volunteers with lived experience of harmful gambling to assist her in a research project. The research focuses on how gambling advertisements use metaphor and other visual/linguistic techniques to influence audiences. She is keen to hear from individuals with...Continue reading