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
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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
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
NHS Gambling Clinics – an introduction to how they work
Addiction Professionals are hosting a free webinar exploring the NHS Gambling Clinics which operate in England and looking at how the clinics work, who uses them and the sorts of issues they deal with. There are now 15 NHS clinics actively receiving patient referrals and latest figures show that between April 2024 – September 2024...
Money and Mental Health – Gambling Harms Action Lab Briefing
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
Understanding Gambling Webinar: Family, Loved Ones and Affected Others
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
University of Plymouth – GHSI Workshop
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
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
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