Youth
Gambling harms in the spotlight as new film from Walsall youngsters gets Birmingham screening
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On Wednesday 14th November, a group of acting students from Walsall saw themselves on the silver screen as part of a project to raise awareness of gambling harms among young people. The film, which was …
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GamCare delivers workshops to 100,000 young people
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We are proud to announce that over 100,000 young people have now attended an educational workshop on the risks associated with gambling through GamCare. We’ve also hit another significant milestone, with …
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GamCare’s Youth Programme educates 100,000 young people on the potential risks of gambling
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GamCare’s successful Youth Programme reached a significant milestone this month when the 100,000th young person attended a training session. The programme, which was launched in April 2020, runs in …
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Awareness Raising: Challenging How We Educate
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Shirley, Programme Manager for English Gambling Education Hub (EGEH) talks us through their latest event around awareness raising. The EGEH continued its work in their second event back in June, focused on …
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How effective is collaboration around young people and gambling harms?
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The English Gambling Education Hub has now published its first Insights Report following its first networking event on the topic “How effective is collaboration around young people and gambling harms?” …
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Collaboration: The key to success
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The English Gambling Education Hub aims to prevent gambling harms in young people through collaboration. The English Gambling Education Hub, funded by GambleAware, is a new England-wide initiative to bring …
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GamCare awarded Quality Mark by National Youth Agency
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We have been recognised by the National Youth Agency (NYA) for our work in supporting young people with an Advanced level NYA Quality Mark. The Quality Mark, awarded for three years, recognises high …
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Could gaming be a gateway to gambling?
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Taran, from our Youth Advisory Board, highlights some of the similarities between gambling and gaming. He also explores how loot boxes work and ways to stop your child from developing a problem with …
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YGAM and GamCare education programme reaches 2 million young people milestone
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Latest figures show professionals trained through the Young People’s Gambling Harm Prevention Programme, will reach an estimated 2 million young people using the educational resources and intervention …
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Gambling Education Framework – Delivering Effective Gambling Education
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Alexa Roseblade, Youth Programme Senior Manager Young people are prone to experimenting with risk-taking behaviours, it’s part of learning what risk is and how to regulate it. Like smoking and alcohol, …
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