Public Health Wales (Lechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru) are currently recruiting for a Public Health Researcher to support the development and coordination of the gambling prevention research-agenda across Public Health Wales and their partners. This is a specialist position, as reflected by the essential criteria (Evidence of knowledge of core Public Health competencies at masters level or...Continue reading
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BIT – Self-Directed Tools for Harmful Gambling
The Behavioural Insights Team are looking to recruit participants with Lived Experience to take part in some important research they are currently conducting. OPPORTUNITY #1 – Barriers and facilitators to uptake and use of self-directed tools. The BIT team are looking to recruit six affected others – those impacted by a loved one’s harmful gambling...
London South Bank University – Exploring the feasibility of a gambling brief intervention
London South Bank University are currently looking for participants to help them with research into developing a gambling brief intervention. The intervention is designed to help people experiencing mild to moderate gambling-related problems to better understand how they think about their gambling and learn how to effectively respond to gambling-related thoughts. The team are hoping...Continue reading
NatCen – Suicide and Gambling Harms Research
NatCen (National Centre for Social Research) are looking for participants with experience of harmful gambling and who have also experienced suicidal thoughts or behaviours to take part in a research project they are currently conducting into the relationship between gambling behaviour, suicidality, and treatment support. The format of the involvement will be a 90 minute...Continue reading
GLEN Trustee Recruitment
GLEN are currently recruiting new Trustees to join our current charity board. As an registered charity (CIO) we strive to be an independent voice raising awareness of and offering support to people affected by gambling related harms. Our ambition is for the network to be able to make a real difference to people’s lives, with...Continue reading
NGSN – Lived Experience Training Workshop
The National Gambling Support Network are holding a training workshop intended to give individuals with Lived Experience of gambling harms to develop their skills in order to be better able to have their voices heard in our sector. It is a free to attend, virtual workshop, being conducted by MS Teams on Wednesday 21th May...Continue reading
Football Blues – Gambling Anxiety as football seasons ends
GLEN are holding an evening of discussion talking about how the looming end of the football season can be a time of increased stress and anxiety for those who have come to associate football with a vehicle for increasing gambling engagement. Thursday 22nd May 7pm – 8.30pm Free to join. We will hear from individuals...Continue reading
Public Policy Exchange Webinar
GLEN’s Operations co-leads are presenting at this Thursday’s Public Policy Exchange webinar – The Future of Gambling in Great Britain They will be talking about the rules and regulations around advertising and marketing of gambling products to children and young people. Specifically about the over reliance on self-regulation, how the gambling industry openly flaunts its...Continue reading
BIT Self Directed Tools and Strategies research project
The Behavioural Insights Team, along with Bournemouth University, are conducting a research project looking into how individuals impacted by another person’s harmful gambling view existing tools, self-directed support and strategies which are available to help the individual who is gambling to manage, reduce or stop their gambling. Perhaps what sets this project apart from others...Continue reading
SGEN Network Meeting: Gambling Harms in Veterans
The Scottish Gambling Education Network are holding a network meeting where the focus will be on recent research and projects which explore Veterans exposure to Gambling Harms. This is a free to attend, virtual event and will include presentations from researchers at Swansea University, the Armed Forces Community Connector at the RCA Trust, and the...Continue reading