Youth
Preventing gambling harms: framework for effective education launched
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Alongside YGAM and Fast Forward, we have launched a new framework for the UK education sector to use when educating young people about gambling harm. The Gambling Education Framework provides a set of …
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5 signs for students to be mindful of when gambling
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Students have been descending on university campuses once again for this year’s Freshers Week. Our Lived Experience & Participation Manager, Ciaran, highlights the key signs students should be mindful …
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World Youth Skills Day: highlighting opportunities available to young people
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Author: Ciaran, GamCare’s Youth Programme Today is World Youth Skills Day, a day emphasising youth participation in the workforce and the importance of equipping young people with skills for employment …
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GambleAware invests £2.5m into gambling harms prevention education programme across England and Wales
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Funding will develop Gambling Education Hubs to prevent gambling harms in expansion of successful pilot in Scotland. GambleAware has today announced the expansion of its Gambling Education Hubs across …
Read moreGamCare highlights the potential harm lootboxes and skins betting can have on young people
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GamCare’s Financial Harm Manager, Raminta Diliso, examines the growing relationship between the financial harms of online gambling and gaming with young people and how we can address it. The internet has …
Read moreGamCare shines the spotlight on student gambling habits during the campus return
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GamCare, the leading UK provider of free information, advice and support for anyone harmed by gambling, has identified the need to better educate students and their support networks on potential risks they …
Read moreYoung people gambling aren’t aware of when it ‘becomes harmful’ to them
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GamCare data reveals 7 in 10[1] young people using their support services in the last three years have directly experienced issues with gambling, with many young people unsure of the risks Using an MRI …
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Northern Ireland GPs to Receive Training to Spot Signs of Gambling Harm for Young People
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Free training is now available for frontline professionals supporting young people across Northern Ireland, including GPs, to help them spot signs of gambling harms and refer into specialist support.
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Survey for Young People – How Do you Want to Access Support?
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So that we can provide support in the most accessible way possible for young people, we are consulting on the design for a digital support tool. We need to hear from young people directly to make sure we …
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Young People’s Gambling Harm Prevention Programme Heads to Virtual Education Show
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Visitors at Thursday’s Virtual Education Show will be able to connect with the team behind the UK’s Young People’s Gambling Harm Prevention Programme.
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