Gambling in the Family: The Hidden Harms

The session will be delivered in partnership with Simon Community Scotland and Scottish Gambling Education Hub, a Fast Forward project.

Throughout the 2-hour interactive session, we will explore gambling as a public health issue, focusing on current issues affecting children, young people, women and families.

Following a harm reduction approach, we will discuss how to talk about gambling with the individuals and groups that you work with, and we’ll share free educational resources with links to specialist support.

Participants will:-

-Gain knowledge of current issues surrounding gambling related to children, young people, women and families

- Gain an increased awareness and understanding of gambling harms- Identify risk factors that predispose individuals to gambling harms

- Develop an understanding about gambling-like features within video games and how these can possibly lead to gambling harms

- Consider the link between gambling disorder with child protection and childhood trauma- Better understand the impact of gambling on women and with a focus of those in caregiving roles

- Be more prepared to lead conversations and facilitate activities or discussion around gambling and gaming with children, young people, women or families

- Be able to identify and recognise the signs of gambling harms, and know how and where to signpost for additional support

Please contact donna@fastforward.org.uk or nicole.don@simonscotland.org if you require further information.