Understanding people s views about gambling treatment and unmet need National Centre for Social

Understanding people’s views about gambling treatment and unmet need

NATCEN is conducting this survey for GAMBLEAWARE, a charitable organization aimed at minimizing gambling damage.

About the study

NATCEN is an independent social research institution. We are conducting this survey for GAMBLEAWARE, a philanthropic organization that is working to minimize gambling damage. They want to ask people's views on gambling treatment services, why some people can receive gambling treatment services, and those who can't. The survey results will be useful for the development of gambling treatment services in the UK.

What’s involved?

We are looking for an interview with experienced researchers and are looking for those who can participate in a convenient time. Interviews are possible by phone or in a convenient place. I will ask about the following:

Reasons for gambling experience and gambling;
Gambling impact on your life
Views and recognition of treatment services
Opinions on reasons for accessing gambling treatment services and reasons not access;
Please propose if you have any improvements to provide gambling treatment in the UK.

The interview time is about 1 hour, but please talk as much as you want.

We will give you a 2 5-pound high street gift certificate for everyone who participated in the interview.

To participate in the survey, you need an interview with experienced researcher. Interviews are intended to be informal and feel like a conversation.

Interviews are planned for about an hour, but you can talk as long as you like or speak short.

You can decide the length of the conversation and stop answering the question at any time.

If we talk to you, if we want someone to be present, that's okay. If you need special consideration for an interview, let us know the researcher you have called. This includes disability and health support.

We aim to finish all interviews by September 2019.

Who can take part?

I would like to talk to the following people:

Those over 16 years old
Those who have participated in gambling acts and have never used gambling treatment services, but they may feel that gambling may have or may have some adverse effects on their lives.
We want to hear from a wide range of people, so unfortunately we may not be able to speak to everyone who wants to participate.

Will the interview be recorded?

We may also audio record you to ensure we have an accurate record. If you prefer, we can make notes for you instead.

Any recordings or notes will be kept secure.

How we you will use what I say

We will write a report for GambleAware about the issues you and others have spoken about. The findings will be published on the GambleAware and NatCen websites. If you would like a copy of the report sent to you, please let us know when you speak to the NatCen researcher. GambleAware will use the findings to help shape future gambling treatment in the UK.

When we talk about the study and write up the report, we will not use anyone's name and will not reveal who said what.

We will not share your contact details, or any interview records or notes with anyone outside of GambleAware or the research team.

Everything you say will be kept confidential. The only time we need to tell anyone about what you have told us is if we feel that you or someone else is at risk of current or future harm.

If you would like to know more about how the information you provide will be handled, please read a copy of the privacy notice here.

Do I have to take part?

It is up to you whether you take part or not.

You may find it useful to speak to someone else about the study before deciding whether to take part.

You can change your mind about whether to take part in the interview at any time, even during the interview.

If after taking part in the interview you wish to withdraw the information you have provided, please let the NatCen Research Team know by calling 0808 196 1468 or emailing gambleawareresearch@natcen. ac. uk by 30 September 2019.

What next?

If you are interested in taking part, please contact a member of the NatCen Research Team toll free on 0808 196 1468, email gambleawareresearch@natcen. ac. uk.

If you would like to contact GambleAware about this study, please email research@gambleaware. org.

Privacy notice

Accessing information and support services

If this investigation raises any issues for which you require further support or guidance, here is a list of contact details for help and advice.

Support, information provision, and advice for Gamcare gambling addiction. 0808 8020 133 https://www. gamcare. org. uk/

Support for friends and families suffering from gam-anon gambling.www. gamanon. org. uk

Gamblaz Anonimus Gambling support group for patients with addictive patients www. gamblersannymous. uk

NATIONAL PROBLEM GAMBLING CLINIC England or Wales' Gambled Style Clinic for NHS. 020 7381 7722 https://www. cnwl. nhs. uk/cnwl-nentional-problem-gambling-clinic/about-us/

Fair advice on various issues such as CITIZENS ADVICE debt, benefits, employment, housing, and discrimination. CAB has an office throughout the UK. To find the nearest office, information on www. citizensadvice. org. uk sel f-help is also available from http: //www. adviceGuide. org. uk. UK.

NATIONAL DEBTLINE You can receive free and independent secret advice on money and debt issues. 0808 808 4000www. nationalDebtline. co. uk

MONEY ADVICE Service Money Advice Service Money Advice Service Money Advice Service Money Advice Service Money Advice Service Money Advice Service Service Service 0800 138 7777www. moneyadVICESERVICE. ORG. UK

Family Lives A nationwide family support charity organization that provides support and support in every aspect of family life. 0808 800 2222www. familylives. org. uk

Counseling and advice on human relationships between the Relate couple and the individual. 0300 003 0396 www. relate. org. uk

A secret mental support for those who have fallen into the Samaritans crisis. 116 123 www. samaritans. org

Contact us

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact the survey team members 0808 196 1468 (free dial from landline) or gambleaWaresearch@natcen. ac. uk.

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On July 14, Gambleaware held a webinar on the theme of finance and gambling. In this session by Money and Mental Health Helen Andy CEO, the speakers obtain what data and information the banks were to protect and discover gambling. I explored whether I could do it.

In addition, Simon McNear of BEHAVIORAL INSIGHTS TEAM introduced two highlights of two reports created using HSBC and MONZO data about what to understand about gambling habits from customer transactions. did.

Professor Sharon Collard of PFRC talked about new guides for financial institutions, including the main recommendations that banks should be promoted.

MONZO's Natalie Red Word also stated on new investigations and guides, including how to prevent customers from experiencing gambling damage.

You can see the webinar pattern below.

Talk Money, Talk Gambling: The importance of reducing stigma

Posted: 13th November 2020 11th November 2020 by David. collings

Katie Cross

This month is called "Talk Money Week", which is a wonderful initiative that encourages people to confront economic concerns. There are many reasons why people don't want to talk about money, but one reason is concerned about shame and criticism. This is very related to gambling addiction, also called "hidden" or "invisible" addiction.

Gambling addiction is difficult to detect because no physical symptoms appear like drug addiction and alcoholism. Gamblin g-related stigma (branded) may be embarrassed to people, and as a result, it may refrain from hiding gambling to avoid being criticized and seeking assistance and treatment.

It has been reported that only two out of two (17 %) of 10 people who have experienced gambling harm have not been treated in the past year, and the "problematic gambler" is 54 %. In other words, 83 % of people who have experienced some harm to gambling, and about half of the "problematic gambler" do not seek support, and 11 % and 27 % of them do not seek support. And shyness. Furthermore, such stigma and shame can actually increase gambling because gamblin g-related people try to regain money before they are known by loved ones, or to increase gambling as a way to escape painful emotions. There is sex. Therefore, it is essential to deal with stigma to reduce harm and to seek help.

Talking to your loved ones about gambling addiction is a necessary encouragement. Starting a conversation may be difficult, but it can make a big change. The Money and Pensions Service guide advises how to start talking about loved ones and money. In addition, there are wonderful podcasts by those who have actually experienced gambling damage, aiming to support affected people and deepen their understanding of this complex problem. Posted: 13th November 2020 11th November 2020 by David. collings

Katie Cross

Gambling addiction is difficult to detect because no physical symptoms appear like drug addiction and alcoholism. Gamblin g-related stigma (branded) may be embarrassed to people, and as a result, it may refrain from hiding gambling to avoid being criticized and seeking assistance and treatment.
It has been reported that only two out of two (17 %) of 10 people who have experienced gambling harm have not been treated in the past year, and the "problematic gambler" is 54 %. In other words, 83 % of people who have experienced some harm to gambling, and about half of the "problematic gambler" do not seek support, and 11 % and 27 % of them do not seek support. And shyness. Furthermore, such stigma and shame can actually increase gambling because gamblin g-related people try to regain money before they are known by loved ones, or to increase gambling as a way to escape painful emotions. There is sex. Therefore, it is essential to deal with stigma to reduce harm and to seek help.
Talking to your loved ones about gambling addiction is a necessary encouragement. Starting a conversation may be difficult, but it can make a big change. The Money and Pensions Service guide advises how to start talking about loved ones and money. In addition, there are wonderful podcasts by those who have actually experienced gambling damage, aiming to support affected people and deepen their understanding of this complex problem. Posted: 13th November 2020 11th November 2020 by David. collings

Katie Cross

This month is called "Talk Money Week", which is a wonderful initiative that encourages people to confront economic concerns. There are many reasons why people don't want to talk about money, but one reason is concerned about shame and criticism. This is very related to gambling addiction, also called "hidden" or "invisible" addiction.
Gambling addiction is difficult to detect because no physical symptoms appear like drug addiction and alcoholism. Gamblin g-related stigma (branded) may be embarrassed to people, and as a result, it may refrain from hiding gambling to avoid being criticized and seeking assistance and treatment.
It has been reported that only two out of two (17 %) of 10 people who have experienced gambling harm have not been treated in the past year, and the "problematic gambler" is 54 %. In other words, 83 % of people who have experienced some harm to gambling, and about half of the "problematic gambler" do not seek support, and 11 % and 27 % of them do not seek support. And shyness. Furthermore, such stigma and shame can actually increase gambling because gamblin g-related people try to regain money before they are known by loved ones, or to increase gambling as a way to escape painful emotions. There is sex. Therefore, it is essential to deal with stigma to reduce harm and to seek help.
Talking to your loved ones about gambling addiction is a necessary encouragement. Starting a conversation may be difficult, but it can make a big change. The Money and Pensions Service guide advises how to start talking about loved ones and money. In addition, there are wonderful podcasts by those who have actually experienced gambling damage, aiming to support affected people and deepen their understanding of this complex problem.

Bank card gambling blockers: a story of progress

Furthermore, we believe there is a strong case for the financial services industry to play a greater role in reducing gambling harm. One obvious way to do this is through responsible lending. Moreover, financial services companies with access to transaction data are in a unique position to spot early warning signs of gambling problems. They have the opportunity to reach out to their customers by offering, for example, budgeting tools, ATM withdrawal limits, spending limits and gambling blocks on bank cards. Information and help for people with gambling problems

National Gambling Helpline and Livechat

NHS help for gambling problems

Citizens Advice's 'Getting help for gambling problems'

Making gambling blocks more widely available

Information and help for people affected by someone else's gambling:

GamCare provides support and information for partners, friends and family.

Making sure gambling blockers include ‘positive friction’

GamAnon runs local support groups for people with gambling problems.

GamFam helps families recognise early warning signs and how to prevent addiction.

Gamily provides online support for families of people with gambling problems.

Posted on October 22, 2020 by david. collings

More to be done

By David Collings, Sharon Collard and Jamie Evans

GambleAware is a feature that allows debit and credit card customers to block their accounts and cards from being used for gambling transactions. In collaboration with the Bank of Scotland, we assessed the potential of these blockers to help people who want to control their gambling.

Our review brought together insights from banks’ data on customer use of blockers, discussions with treatment providers, companies and regulators, and, importantly, more than 100 interviews and surveys with people with lived experience of gambling. The results showed that blocker technology is effective and can help control gambling spending, but that card blockers need to be made more widely available than they are today. And, if offered, they should be designed to incorporate an element of “positive friction” in the form of a “cooling off” period.

At the time our report was written, eight companies were advertising and offering blockers to their customers, on credit cards, debit cards or both. These included five of the UK’s nine largest banks and building societies – Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland Group and Santander – and three – Cashplus, Monzo and Starling.

When the funds stop: maximising the effectiveness of bank card gambling blockers

We have estimated that gambling blocks in debit cards can be used for about 60 % (approximately 49 million units) and at least 40 % of credit card customers (about 26 million cards). However, if Santander and Royal Bank of Scottish Group provide gambling blockers to all debit card customers, about 90 % of the deposit account (equivalent to 70 million seats, more than 22 million greets now). It is presumed that blockers will be available.

It is not enough to increase the possibility of blockers. According to our survey results, in order for blockers to be effective, it is necessary to give "positive friction" in the form of "coolin g-off" period (spending time to resume gambling and promoting reflection). There is.

As shown in the table above, five of the eight companies providing blockers have a coolin g-off period (the period until the customer unlocks the block and the time to be able to gamble again). The remaining three blockers can switch the o n-off immediately and function like a lighting switch rather than rock.

However, this situation is changing rapidly. In September, Barclays announced that it will introduce a 7 2-hour cooling off period in gambling blockers. This was the first bank that responded to the feedback from customers on such a positive impact, which has introduced the cooling and off period of this length. This customer feedback also responds to our survey, nearly 60 % of respondents with gambling actual experiences, but the coolin g-off period should be longer than 48 hours.

In fact, the messages from the people affected by gambling were clear, and it would be better if we could incorporate positive friction into bank blockers. Our survey also investigated other cases of useful positive friction, such as defaulting gambling blocks to new bank cards and automatic alerts for thir d-party, such as friends and families related to gambling use. 。

In an interview with the bank, as the main motive for developing and introducing gambling blocks, "soft" pressure from regulatory authorities, evidence of customer damage due to gambling, and other banks started gambling blocks for card customers. There were three "tuning pressure" from the market.

Therefore, we have a gambling block standard on the Financial Conduct Authority (Financial Conduct Authority), as part of the fair guidance on vulnerable customers released in the near future. We request again that we will recommend the customer to obligate at least 48 hours until we can gamble with the card after turning off the blocker.

Finally, the introduction of gambling blockers should not be regarded as "a single work" for banks and buildings. There are still a lot of things to do, and our thre e-year research program Magpie's purpose is to support the progress of the task. Similarly, organizations other than banks need to take a solid action to reduce gambling harm.

This blog was posted on the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute blog. Click here for the original article

Posted: July 7, 2020 July 7, 2020 Posted by: David. collings

Gamble Aware announce new partnership with University of Bristol to explore potential role of financial services firms in reducing gambling-related harm

Sharon Collard, Jamie Evans, by Chris Fitch

According to a review of the Bank Card Gambling Blocker announced today, it was an effective way to suppress gambling expenses. In order for more people to benefit from this technology, all banks and credit card companies have an option to limit at least 48 hours and to limit cash drawers. You need to provide a blocker.

A lot of things have happened since the official launch of money and gambling in September 2019, and the practice, insights, and evidence programs have been funded by Gambleaware. As the COVID-19 crisis has progressed, it is concerned that ordinary online gamblers have gambling more during lockdown. On the other hand, both the House of Representatives and the House of House are seeking emergency reforms of gambling regulations so that children, young people, and adults are properly protected from gambling harm.

Our reviews on bank cards gambling blockers help gamble blockers to control the use of gambling, but need to be used more widely. Eight financial companies in the UK offer gambling blocks as standard (see Table 1 below) to customers who have credit cards or debit cards, but 28 million individual deposit accounts and 35 million credits. The card may not have this option. We believe that blockers should be a standard function that all financial institutions can use.

Betting on the banks?

It is also necessary to work to get to know about bank card gambling blocks. Nearly half (43%) of the investigation participants (43%) receive gambling treatment and support, but do not know the existence of a bank gambling block.

Bank card blocker design is very important for its effects. Some customers can freely switch on and off. According to our reviews, at least 48 hours of lock lock should be standard on all blockers, and the House of House is supporting this. In order to complement the gambling blocker of the card, the option to limit the drawer in the ATM will be given to customers. "Third defense measures" can be an option to block cash remittances from credit cards to gambling accounts.

The Gambling Committee has recently banned the approved gambling company from accepting credit card payments, but we believe that all credit cards should provide gambling blocks. This is because online gambling sites abroad have not been approved by the Gambling Committee and continue to allow English to gamble by credit card payments to customers in England, Wales and Scottish. Credit card providers can go one step further by automatically restricting gambling on all credit cards, rather than relying on customers to turn on blocks. Nevertheless, there is a risk that malicious gambling operators will do "trading laundering" and the effect of gambling block will be lost.

Gambling addiction measures are valid, but that is not enough. People who have experienced gambling desire to take more widespread actions if financial companies seriously support this public health problem. Not only banks, but also the gambling industry, regulatory authorities, and governments consumed in the end of the gambling world that could "get catastrophic hitting in a short period of time from zero" in the words of a certain participant. I want to do more to protect people.

When the funds stop, stop?

Read the report

Posted: September 26, 2019 Posted on September 26, 2019 Posted by: David. collings

The Bristol University Personal Finance Research Center (PFRC) today, the "money and gambling" (MAGPIE) will consider the roles that can be played by financial services to reduce gambling harm. A new thre e-year strategic program with a partnership with gambling away.

Gambling addiction destroys lives and often has serious economic and social consequences. In fact, around seven in ten people who seek help for gambling addiction report being in debt, with one third of them reporting debts of more than £10, 000. Between 2007 and 2014, the number of bankruptcies allegedly related to gambling averaged 500 per year, although the actual figure is likely higher as some people do not disclose that their bankruptcies are related to gambling [1].

Get involved in the research

While many people gamble safely, the number of people who are “problem gamblers” or suffer negative consequences as a result of gambling is by no means insignificant. In 2016, it was estimated that nearly one million adults in the UK experienced significant negative consequences as a result of gambling, with around 360, 000 adults classified as “problem gamblers” (Gambling Commission, 2019).

Money and gambling are clearly intricately linked, and “gambling beyond one’s tolerance” is one of the key indicators of gambling addiction. It therefore makes sense that organisations that help us manage our money – the world of ‘financial services’ – might also be able to take action to support people at risk of gambling-related harm.

Such companies are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). In recent years, the FCA has placed increased focus on how companies treat customers in vulnerable situations, including those with gambling problems. As a result, companies are increasingly paying attention to how they identify and support such customers.

In fact, in 2016, the PFRC conducted a survey of over 1, 500 frontline debt collection staff working for a wide range of financial services companies, including high street banks, lenders and debt collection agencies. The survey focused on the experiences of staff working with customers in vulnerable situations, such as mental health issues, suicidal thoughts and addiction, and highlighted some of the challenges staff face, such as identifying ‘vulnerability’, initiating conversations about it and navigating customers to appropriate support and other sources of support.

After this survey, we held many "proble m-solving workshops" with companies, charity organizations, and people with various social vulnerable people, and collected debt when responding to such customers. Developed new tools and guidance for staff. Many of the developed solutions are currently adopted by companies (or in some cases). This emphasizes that people engaged in financial services have a considerable desire to do what they can to support such customers.

ABSG Progress Report on the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms – Year Two

Last year, some British banks (especially Barclays, Monzo, Stirling) introduced expenditures or gambling blocks. When this block is turned on by a customer, it basically prevents the use of bank cards at gambling stores (online or fac e-t o-face).

We are unofficial, such as those who have recovered from gambling addiction, such as confiscating cards to third parties or scratching card security numbers so that they do not spend money on gambling. I know that we are already using workarounds. However, banking new solutions enable customers to gamble more formally and perhaps better.

However, at present, evidence of such a validity of this expenditure regulation and the characteristics of those who use it are limited. It is also not very clear about these unintentional results (for example, whether customers draw more money as cash and use them to gamble).

Therefore, for the first six months of our program, we will answer these questions and focus on building evidence bass for what is effective for gambling addiction. Based on this evidence, we will create practical guidance on the design of expenditures for financial service companies.

In order to build an evidence base, we cooperate closely with the financial service company through the project, but more importantly, our research is not only a specialist in the treatment of recovery of gambling addiction. The gambling gambling is a real experience at the center of the project.

If you are interested in participating in the survey, or just want to get the latest information, fill out this simple form and participate in the money and gambling network.

Notes

Gambleaware is an independent charity that supports public health approaches to prevent gambling damage. The charity is outsourced for prevention, education, and treatment integrated services on a nationwide scale and actively manages more than 40 million pounds. Based on a partnership with a gambling treatment provider, Gambleaware has a consistent of simple intervention and treatment services, with a care passway that has been clearly defined with NHS over a few years. We have built a system to outsource the system. Follow GambleaWare on Twitter: Gambling away

GambleaWare also operates website BegambleaWare. org, helping 4. 2 million visitors a year, making it a sign for a wide range of support services. Follow Begambleaware on Twitter: Begambleaware

Two years have passed since the Gambling Committee launched an ambitious strategy to reduce gambling damage throughout the United Kingdom. The strategy has changed the way of gambling risks and called for a wide range of stakeholders to work together to deal with harm.

Despite the continued influence of COVID-19 pandemic, these two goals had certain progress. Scotland and Wales have begun nationwide strategic adjustments, but English partners are also delayed.

Recommendations

Gambling has been involved in the strategic implementation of people with actual damage, which needs to be continued.

The Gambling Committee is strengthening regulatory intervention on game design and age restriction. I would like to look forward to the priority of affordability, customer interaction, and single customer views.

The number of financial institutions that provide blocking tools and support is increasing in response to customer requests. There is room for such support to be widely used, and we hope that financial institutions will be more aggressive.

Delivery

The response to suicide related to gambling has hardly progressed. If no progress is seen, you must deal with it as soon as possible.

Only a limited number of results have been found in the measurement criteria agreement to measure the progress and impact of the national strategy. Stakeholders must avoid the complexity of proof of causal relationships in gambling harm, which hinders data collection work.

It is an urgent need to improve the path to treatment and strengthen the linked models between NHS and thir d-sector providers.

The progress of independent funding for research is delayed. In order to agree on the path to go, involvement with the Research Council is indispensable.

ABSG will continue to promote the progress of legal levy. Independent systems do not provide the amount of funds, predictive possibilities, or independence required to make essential improvements in research, education, and treatment.

In the context of recovery of COVID-19 and reform of the entire system approach, the review of the gambling method is obliged to secure sufficient funds, and to significantly reduce the harm of gambling. We provide important opportunities.

The advisory committee (ABSG) for more secure gambling reviews and reports the progress of the national strategy to reduce gambling harm. The purpose of this report is to clarify the strengths and weaknesses and make proposals to support the future implementation of the national strategy.

Prevention and Education

The response to suicide related to gambling has hardly progressed. If no progress is seen, you must deal with it as soon as possible.

The major partners in the national strategy are identified for each recommendation. The role of ABSG, an advisory committee of the Gambling Committee, provides an independent evaluation of what kind of activities should be focused on the national strategy to make effective progress in reducing gambling harm. This is not to order external tissues to act.

Major partners in national strategy

We will start working on the next stage of the state strategy for the reduction of harm, with the scale of the successful success, the more clear explanation, and the defined product, and the defined product. Gambling Committee, strategic implementation groups of England, Scotland and Wales.

In the committee, prevention, treatment, and research initiatives as a whole, we will continue to promote joint production with living experienced people, and incorporate evaluations to all of them. All partners in national strateg y-an organization involved in the gambling committee and strategic strategic leadership. It is urgently needed to improve the path to treatment and to strengthen the coordination model between NHS and thir d-sector providers.

Treatment and support

The response to suicide related to gambling has hardly progressed. If no progress is seen, you must deal with it as soon as possible.

The following lists summarize ABSG's main proposals. These are classified as proposals related to implementation, prevention, and treatment.

Major partners in national strategy

Introduction

1 Introduction

In the committee, prevention, treatment, and research initiatives as a whole, we will continue to promote joint production with living experienced people, and incorporate evaluations to all of them. All partners in national strateg y-an organization involved in the gambling committee and strategic strategic leadership. It is an urgent need to improve the path to treatment and strengthen the linked models between NHS and thir d-sector providers.
The progress of independent funding for research is delayed. In order to agree on the path to go, involvement with the Research Council is indispensable.
ABSG will continue to promote the progress of legal levy. Independent systems do not provide the amount of funds, predictive possibilities, or independence required to make essential improvements in research, education, and treatment.

The advisory committee (ABSG) for more secure gambling reviews and reports the progress of the national strategy to reduce gambling harm. The purpose of this report is to clarify the strengths and weaknesses and make proposals to support the future implementation of the national strategy.

Overview of the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms – aims, objectives and cross-cutting themes

The following lists summarize ABSG's main proposals. These are classified as proposals related to implementation, prevention, and treatment.
The major partners in the national strategy are identified for each recommendation. The role of ABSG, an advisory committee of the Gambling Committee, provides an independent evaluation of what kind of activities should be focused on the national strategy to make effective progress in reducing gambling harm. This is not to order external tissues to act.
- Major partners in national strategy
- We will start working on the next stage of the state strategy for the reduction of harm, with the scale of the successful success, the more clear explanation, and the defined product, and the defined product. Gambling Committee, strategic implementation groups of England, Scotland and Wales.
In the committee, prevention, treatment, and research initiatives as a whole, we will continue to promote joint production with living experienced people, and incorporate evaluations to all of them. All partners in national strateg y-an organization involved in the gambling committee and strategic strategic leadership.
Learn from progress in Scotland and Wales, and use the recovery strategy after pandemic in local public health, promptly promptly establish structure and responsibility for implementation in England through regional forums but also regional forums. Although the strategy of addiction in England has been proposed, it has not been realized and is needed as soon as possible. The British Government-DCMS, DHSC, local governments, and third sector are led.
- After the announcement of the PHE Evidensse Review, the committee will collect stakeholders in Scotland, England, and Wales, c o-sponsor the round table conference, and share learning to "move policies." Government leaders in each country can launch the Task and Finish Group, agree on indicators, and cooperate to achieve the same results. Gambling Committee, England, Wales, Scottish government ministries and agencies
- As ABSG proposed last year, it is necessary to accelerate the progress of the establishment of independent research funds, which is led by Research Councils, but can also provide funds to smal l-scale rapid response projects. There is. This program should include new medical surveys and vertical research. British research council and other health and public health research subsidies. Gambling Committee
- Accelerate the progress of legal collection for research, education, and treatment in order to establish independence, strengthen accountability, and ensure transparency. British governmen t-DCMS is led.
- The main partner of the national strategy

In the country's suicide prevention strategy in England, Scotland and Wales, and the national reporting system of the national report incorporating the risk of suicide related to gambling and investing in continuous initiatives to enhance this problem. British governmen t-DHSC, Scottish government, Wales government.
Promote affordability preventive regulation work, improve interaction with customers, and achieve a single viewer to accumulate progress. In order to identify customers at risk, and to take measures, it is necessary to strengthen data sharing among financial sector, European committee, and business operators. Gambling committee, gambling industry, FCA, financial sector
Includes gambling standards for public health measurements in countries and regions such as public health outcom frameworks (PhoF). It encourages the committee to exercise the influence of other government agencies and take this as a priority. Supported by DHSC, local governmen t-gambling committee.
Regarding both universal interventions and intervening interventions, we agree with indicators to understand what is effective and why it is effective, and promote better cooperation between projects in the same field. The gambling industry should further enhance the transparency of gambling messaging and how to measure other activities to protect customers. Gambling committee, third party, gambling industry
Major proposal national strategy major partner
The sufficiently functional and completely integrated treatment system is indispensable for effectively realizing the gambling committee's license purpose. The committee should exercise its influence, emphasize the gaps in the treatment system, and continue to develop further progress in this field of national strategy. Gambling Committee, England, Scotland, Wales DHSC, NHS, and thir d-sector organizations
Based on existing trial efforts in Greater Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, and London, the development of all system approaches continues to prioritize. DHSC, NHS England, Scotland, Wales, local governments.
Clearly defined and complete the work to achieve the agreed care and treatment route. Based on the standardized evaluation indicators and triage procedures, all stakeholders agree on the introduction route and threshold at each point of the treatment and referral route. England, Scotland, Wales NHS, local government, third sector.

In England, Scotland, and Wales, accelerates the progress of independent quality of quality assurance for all treatment providers, along with agreed evaluation criteria to measure results. With the support of DHSC and NHS England, Scotland, Wale s-CQC and Healthcare IMPROVEMENT Scotland and Healthcare Inspectorate Wales.

The review of the gambling method does not take any particular prevention or treatment within that range, but the government needs to reduce the harm of gambling, especially the cooperation between organizations between NHS, local governments, and thir d-sector organizations. If it can be enhanced, more broad consideration is required. DHSC, Scottish government, Wales government.

Priority to research on the reasons for recurrence and the provision of follo w-up support, use big data from businesses and financial sectors to deepen the understanding of products, play, expenditure, and related risk factors. DHSC, British Research Council, and other health and public health research subsidies.

2 Background

The National Strategy called for a "whole of the system" public health approach to reducing gambling harm through two strategic priorities: prevention and education, and treatment and support. The ABSG is responsible for reporting annually on the progress of the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harm. This is the Council's report on the second year of the Strategy. It provides an important opportunity to:

Recognize successes and build on strengths
Identify weaknesses and areas of slow progress and consider ways to improve progress
Make recommendations to maximise the impact of the Strategy in the next year.

This report should be read in conjunction with the Gambling Commission's implementation status and action map on the National Strategy microsite1.

The purpose of this report is not to comment on the 200 projects on the microsite, but to provide a high-level narrative of the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities of the National Strategy.

Year 2 key event timeline

June 2020

July 2020

September 2020

November 2020

December 2020

January 2021

The sole purpose of the three-year National Strategy is to go faster and further in reducing gambling harm.

3 Impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on partnership working

Objectives

Prevention and education Towards a collective and clear prevention plan that applies the right mix of interventions

Treatment and support Significant progress towards a national treatment and support option that meets the needs of current and future service users

4 Trends in gambling

Delivery: Delivery arrangements require mechanisms to coordinate the actions of different partners, indicators to measure impact and adequate funding. The ABSG will report on progress annually.

Cross-cutting themes
Regulation and supervision
Collaboration
Research to inform action
Evaluation

The Gambling Commission

Other regulators

Local and national government

5 Gambling Act Review

The gambling industry

Other relevant industries (such as financial services and the NHS

6 Online harms

Local authorities

Police and local justice agencies

Treatment providers and third sector organisations with a focus on problem gambling.

Delivery and governance

1 Delivery and governance

All of these have a responsibility to address gambling harm.

Summary of findings

Strengths

Evidence was collected from partners in the national strategy to prepare this report. We also used the Gambling Commission's implementation updates and action maps as a source of information on activities carried out as part of the national strategy. We welcome that the Commission has improved the usability of this material this year, making the wide range of activities in support of the national strategy more accessible.
1 National Strategy to reduce the harm of gamblin g-Microsite, latest information, action map
Two reports on gambling harm were announced in 2020. These reports require the following action:
Protect consumers from harm
Enhancement of enforment
Improve data use and work on financing for research and education and training.

Weaknesses

As emphasized in this report, the European Commission has been working on this report with other partners.
The first ABSG progress report was published in June 2020, when the influence of Coronovirus (COVID-19) was in the early stages. At the time of the writing, the closing measures were in the process of easing, and the effects of Coronavirus were still apparent. In addition to huge lives, hitting the economy, pressure on medical and nursing care services, pandemic, which highlights existing health, soci o-economic, gender, and races, is amplified. Inexitimately 5 of blacks, Asian, and other ethnic minorities and mortality rates, increased domestic violence 6, mental health and welby swings for the whole nation 7, increased household debt 8 9, all of which are negative. The result 10. 12 "Social Safety Net" 11, which supports people who are most in need of local communities, such as unemployment, social isolation, and stress, are appearing in a visible way. All of these may be positioned on a gambling harm route, or as an impact or an effect.
9 Client report 2021, ant i-poverty Christian, April 2021
ABSG recognizes that the organization involved in the implementation of the national strategy, especially medical, welfare and public health, has been forced to pay for the fight against pandemic.
Coronovirus (COVID-19) made the organization aware of the possibility of providing services from remote areas. Depending on the situation, the service has been expanded using online distribution, and local expertise has been used nationwide.
It is important to ensure that the actions to prevent the damage caused by gambling in the recovery strategy currently being implemented to break away from the third nationwide blockade. Coronovirus has raised national awareness of the need for health gaps and public health. Therefore, it is essential to consider the role of gambling harm in the plan to address these issues.
As a result, the Gambling Committee monitored the tendency of gambling behavior in the past year

2 Progress involving people with lived experience of gambling harms.

As a result of the pandemic (global trend) closed, the entire gambling industry was reduced from 47%to 40%.

Increased online gambling, especially online betting. Online gambling increased rapidly in December, the resurrection of the top league soccer in June 2020 and the traditional busy season.

Case study 1: Lived Experience Advisory Panel

Evidence of tendency to some consumers with the risk of greater harm

Gambling has increased significantly among those who are already gambling (that is, those who are participating in three or more gambling), which has increased significantly online slots and have increased significantly to the most gambling. There is 19. Less than on e-third of active gender gamblers increases the frequency of gambling in one gambling activity, and women who avoid gambling for health are likely to experience gambling harm.

Mi d-risk gamblers have fallen from 1. 5%in March 2020 to 0. 6%in 2021. Lo w-risk gamblers also decreased from 2. 7 % to 1. 9 % during the same period. The decrease in these numbers is a welcome, but Absg has urged enough attention to the interpretation of these numbers. It is widely recognized that gambling dependence is different from the measurement of gambling harm. Gambling dependence does not reflect other people affected by personal gambling, and does not understand the social cost of harm. In addition, the gambling rate is unable to know the nature of the experienced harm 22. This is a field that requires further investigations and data collection.

15 COVI D-19 Research, Gambling Committe e-Resources that provide a complete online library of the Gambling Committee and trend data over all pandemic periods.

21 Gambling behavior in 2021: Gambling Committee, March 2021. Note-This survey showed a change in statistically significant from 0. 6%to 0. 4%of gambling addiction.

23 Definition, measurement, monitoring, and gambling committee, gambling committee, April 2019, April 2019

Another important milestone this year is the launch of the Gambling Act Review in December 2020†. This is an important opportunity to consider how changes to laws and regulatory powers and resources can reduce gambling harm.

The review is broad in scope and an important opportunity to make prevention-focused changes and significantly reduce gambling harm. Addressing gaps in the provision of prevention, education and treatment should also not be overlooked. And because the process of law reform is long, momentum to strengthen regulatory protections needs to continue in parallel with the review.

3 Mixed picture of national strategic co-ordination of implementation

The Online Harms Bill to strengthen protections is currently before Parliament. ABSG advice calls for the inclusion of gambling harms in this work25. The government also issued a call for evidence on loot boxes, which recorded an unprecedented response rate. ABSG advised the Committee on the subject in February 2021. We note that although these are not perceived as gambling products, consumers, including children, experience these as gambling. 26

Case study 2: Strategic Implementation Group for Scotland

This call for evidence creates an opportunity for the government to consider how best to address the risks associated with these products within the wider debate on reducing harms arising from online activity.

26 Skins in the game (opens in a new tab), Royal Society for Public Health, December 2019

This section focuses on progress towards establishing strong delivery mechanisms including governance, leadership, evidence and funding. These aspects are essential to create effective progress and sustainable change.

Increased engagement and co-production with people with lived experience of gambling harm

Redesign of statistical output by the Gambling Commission

More emphasis on evaluation, both of the impact of new regulatory policies and of funded pilot projects to support the implementation of the national strategy.

Establishment of Strategy Implementation Groups for Scotland and Wales

Enhancement of place-based activity in England

4 Metrics for measuring harm

The Gambling Commission has committed to identifying indicators to measure its own performance and impact.

Three strands of work on data and metrics

Limited progress on national alignment in England
Limited progress on agreed metrics for strategy
No progress on data repository

PHE evidence review publication delayed

NICE guideline timeline not progressing smoothly

Research funding path remains unclear

Recommended priority gambling harms

There is no progress in cooperation with existing research subsidies to improve transparency and robustness.
An organization led by a living experience is 27 28 29, which has increased the name of gambling and has influenced public opinion. A group submission of a group of people in recruiting evidence of the Gambling Ring Law (#WearetheeVidenceToo) 30 shows an example of a positive impact on the depth and size of expertise in the community and the progress of progress to reduce gambling harm. I am. The increase in initiative led by people with actual experiences is a welcome to this field and has been a lon g-standing concern.
The Gambling Committee promptly responded to ABSG's recommendation to allow people to participate in the implementation of the national strategy. The committee has appointed the "Life Examination Committee", which is composed of 12 people who have experienced the harm of gambling personally (by gambling of themselves or familiar people) (see Case Study 1).
The Lived Experience Advisory Panel (Leap) was launched by the Gambling Committee in January 2021. The group's duties were designed in collaboration with the gambling committee in collaboration with the Gambling Committee from May to December 2020. The establishment of the group shows a strong commitment to partnership work with the experienced people, leading to a sustainable agreement to provide information to the Gambling Committee's work.
LEAP provides opinions to various policies and organizational development projects and gives new voices to live experience in regulatory authorities. The group provides opinions on the gambling committee's work on reviewing the gambling law.
This initiative recognizes that collaboration with people with real experiences should not only listen to their stories, but also work together with their unique insights. 。 This is an important thing that is added to the evidence base for policy drafting, brought by a wide range of consumers. Further inputs from consumers can be obtained by working on major interest communities in collaboration with surveys, research, and other organizations related to the implementation of national strategies. There is no progress in cooperation with existing research subsidies to improve transparency and robustness.

An organization led by a living experience is 27 28 29, which has increased the name of gambling and has influenced public opinion. A group submission of a group of people in recruiting evidence of the Gambling Ring Law (#WearetheeVidenceToo) 30 shows an example of a positive impact on the depth and size of expertise in the community and the progress of progress to reduce gambling harm. I am. The increase in initiative led by people with actual experiences is a welcome to this field and has been a lon g-standing concern.

The Gambling Committee promptly responded to ABSG's recommendation to allow people to participate in the implementation of the national strategy. The committee has appointed the "Life Examination Committee", which is composed of 12 people who have experienced the harm of gambling personally (by gambling of themselves or familiar people) (see Case Study 1).

The Lived Experience Advisory Panel (Leap) was launched by the Gambling Committee in January 2021. The group's duties were designed in collaboration with the gambling committee in collaboration with the Gambling Committee from May to December 2020. The establishment of the group shows a strong commitment to partnership work with the experienced people, leading to a sustainable agreement to provide information to the Gambling Committee's work.

5 Evaluation of policy

LEAP provides opinions to various policies and organizational development projects and gives new voices to live experience in regulatory authorities. The group provides opinions on the gambling committee's work on reviewing the gambling law.

This initiative recognizes that collaboration with people with real experiences should not only listen to their stories, but also work together with their unique insights. 。 This is an important thing that is added to the evidence base for policy drafting, brought by a wide range of consumers. Further inputs from consumers can be obtained by working on major interest communities in collaboration with surveys, research, and other organizations related to the implementation of national strategies. There is no progress in cooperation with existing research subsidies to improve transparency and robustness.

Case study 3: Evaluation of Safer Games Design

The Gambling Committee promptly responded to ABSG's recommendation to allow people to participate in the implementation of the national strategy. The committee has appointed the "Life Examination Committee", which is composed of 12 people who have experienced the harm of gambling personally (by gambling of themselves or familiar people) (see Case Study 1).

LEAP provides opinions to various policies and organizational development projects and gives new voices to live experience in regulatory authorities. The group provides opinions on the gambling committee's work on reviewing the gambling law.
This initiative recognizes that collaboration with people with real experiences should not only listen to their stories, but also work together with their unique insights. 。 This is an important thing that is added to the evidence base for policy drafting, brought by a wide range of consumers. Further inputs from consumers can be obtained by working on major interest communities in collaboration with surveys, research, and other organizations related to the implementation of national strategies.
The national strategic partner has taken steps to incorporate the voices of living experiences into their work. For example, the Scottish Health Care Alliance first recruited a group that provides information to the activities of the Scottish strategic implementation group. In addition, the Alliance has recruited a doctoral student in collaboration with the Glasgow University, and is exploring the role of individuals with gambling damage to the development of policies and research.

GambleaWare is also increasing investment in cooperation with people. 34, called Alerts, established a panel of people who completed the treatment program through a service that gamble away was funded. In addition, he signed a contract with EXPERT LINK to support the creation of gambling addiction.

27 Gambling with Lives (open on the new tab) is aimed at supporting the bereaved family with suicide related to gambling (accessed on April 13, 2021).

Case study 4: Evaluations of Regulatory Settlement projects

28 GAMLEARN (Opened on a new tab) Support people who have experienced damage caused by gambling and provide opportunities to build a better future (access April 13, 2021)

29 GAMFAM (Opened on a new tab) Support for families with gambling addicted patients (access: April 13, 2021)

Absg's first progress report suggests that the success of the national strategy is indispensable to establish a system and responsibility in three countries. Case Study 2 introduces the outline of Scottish initiatives, which is being integrated into the cobid pandemic compatibility of the entire system as a whole. Wales considers different needs in urban and rural communities, such as raising awareness, providing treatment and support, using Wales language, and holding symposiums with major partners. I have an application rooted in the place. Wales provides a consistent response framework by incorporating the harm of gambling into the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) model 36, and has been developed through work between ministries and agencies.

6 Funding

The Scottish strategic implementation group (SIGS) includes the Scottish government, Scottish Public Health Bureau (PHS), COSLA (Scotland local government), police, third sector, and living experiences. To date, four meetings have been held.

The purpose of SIGS is to adopt an approach to the entire system to move forward with the implementation of the national strategy. SIGS also builds policies, practice, and connections and connections across people to reveal commitment to transformation movements for common goals.

One of the first activities of SIGS was to hold a "three horizon" sessions to create an action map. The workshop approach has helped to add new evidence to provide information on priority actions to reduce gambling harm over the short term, medium and lon g-term.

SIGS also held a round table discussion sponsored by Scottish Public Health (Scotphn) to examine the measurement and indicators. This is the meeting between practitioners and scholars in the field of gambling harm in the UK. At the round table conference, the possibility of national and regional measurement standards to provide information to future intervention measures for the entire system on gambling harm. A concrete development field for the development of a new measurement approach and the development of Scotland's public health surveillance has been proposed as a SIGS activity. These were approved by SIGS in January 2021. Each group has also agreed to conduct virtual feasibility surveys, led by Scotphn and the Scottish Public Health Bureau and the Glasgow Public Health Center participating and exploring what is possible.

The progress is delayed in England. There is no equivalent strategic implementation group. DHSC held a meeting in January 2021 with major stakeholders. These officials have proposed to use this conference as a forum to improve the momentum that public sectors are more widely involved and to improve the adjustment between services. DHSC leadership is welcomed, but English local governments have learned from the public health approach developed in the 37 of the Grator Manchester 37, West Midruns 38, and 39 Yorkshire and Hambur areas. I am working on it. Such a route could lead to large insurance coverage in England, which would lead to other areas of England. In addition, the Royal Public Health Society has served as a call of convenience through 40 Gambling Heath Alliance.

England has an example of a new approach to building the necessary infrastructure. Primary Care Gambling Service 41 is promising in creating intermediate care services, raising the awareness of NHS healthcare professionals, incorporating gambling into the NHS system through the primary care network, indicating and introducing it. 。

7 Research

38 Gambling Committee, settlement of regulatory authoritie s-Birmingham City Council / Aston University Project

40 Gambling Heath Alliance (Opened on a new tab) --King Royal Public Health Associatio n-Website

One of the important recommendations in Absg's first progress report is that the committee will examine the secure gambling league table and the main standard indicators to set goals and measure progress. It should have been. In 2020, the committee held a series of workshops and proposed indicators. Three work axes about data and measurement standards emerged.

Index for measuring the impact of national strategy

Index for measuring the performance of the gambling committee

Prevention and education

1 Prevention and education

Index for promoting business operators

Summary of findings – Prevention and Education

Strengths

Although the results of this work have not yet been determined, an index to measure the committee's performance will be submitted in the coming months to respond to the gambling regulations by the Public Accounting Committee.
The European Commission is also working to enhance the transparency of measures that business operators take to secure gambling for consumers and prevent harm. Some of this work affects the emergence of new talks, such as dialogue with customers and affordability checks. ABSG will report results in the 20th report in 2022.
The progress on indicators to measure the impact of the strategy itself has been delayed, and it is unlikely to be completed in the third year of the strategy. It is difficult to collect data on gambling harm. In recent years, two scorping reports that show the types of data and how to obtain them have been announced. To execute these reports, you need action and resources. In the first ABSG progress report, the main fields that should prioritize data collection were identified (see the attached book 1) 45. When setting up a baseline, it is important to do a method that can identify differences due to age, ethnic groups, geography, and other soci o-economic factors.
Gamblin g-related debt
Homeless related to gambling
Gambling unemployment
Domestic violence related to gambling
Gamblin g-related crime

Weaknesses

The effect of gambling on mental health. 38 Gambling Committee, settlement of regulatory authoritie s-Birmingham City Council / Aston University Project
40 Gambling Heath Alliance (Opened on a new tab) --King Royal Public Health Associatio n-Website
One of the important recommendations in Absg's first progress report is that the committee will examine the secure gambling league table and the main standard indicators to set goals and measure progress. It should have been. In 2020, the committee held a series of workshops and proposed indicators. Three work axes about data and measurement standards emerged.
Index for measuring the impact of national strategy
Index for measuring the performance of the gambling committee
Index for promoting business operators

2 Improved regulatory protections

Industry challenges

Although the results of this work have not yet been determined, an index to measure the committee's performance will be submitted in the coming months to respond to the gambling regulations by the Public Accounting Committee.

Safer game design

The European Commission is also working to enhance the transparency of measures that business operators take to secure gambling for consumers and prevent harm. Some of this work affects the appearance of new talks, such as dialogue with customers and affordability checks. ABSG will report results in the 20th report in 2022.

Requirements for how operators interact with customers who lose the most money

The progress on indicators to measure the impact of the strategy itself has been delayed, and it is unlikely to be completed in the third year of the strategy. It is difficult to collect data on gambling harm. In recent years, two scorping reports that show the types of data and how to obtain them have been announced. To execute these reports, you need action and resources. In the first ABSG progress report, the main fields that should prioritize data collection were identified (see the attached book 1) 45. When setting a baseline, it is important to do a method that can identify differences due to age, ethnic, geographical, and other social economic factors.

Ad-tech

Gamblin g-related debt

Homeless related to gambling

National Lottery Age Limits

Gambling unemployment

Single customer view

Domestic violence related to gambling

Customer interaction and affordability

Gamblin g-related crime

The effect of gambling on mental health. 38 Gambling Committee, settlement of regulatory authoritie s-Birmingham City Council / Aston University Project

40 Gambling Heath Alliance (Opened on a new tab) --King Royal Public Health Associatio n-Website

Index for measuring the impact of national strategy

Index for measuring the performance of the gambling committee

Index for promoting business operators

3 Suicide and gambling

Although the results of this work have not yet been determined, an index to measure the committee's performance will be submitted in the coming months as a response to reviewing gambling regulations by the Public Accounting Committee.

The European Commission is also working to enhance the transparency of measures that business operators take to secure gambling for consumers and prevent harm. Some of this work affects the emergence of new talks, such as dialogue with customers and affordability checks. ABSG will report results in the 20th report in 2022.

The progress on indicators to measure the impact of the strategy itself has been delayed, and it is unlikely to be completed in the third year of the strategy. It is difficult to collect data on gambling harm. In recent years, two scorping reports that show the type of necessary data and how to obtain them have been announced. To execute these reports, you need action and resources. In the first ABSG progress report, the main fields that should prioritize data collection were identified (see the attached book 1) 45. When setting a baseline, it is important to do a method that can identify differences due to age, ethnic, geographical, and other social economic factors.

Gamblin g-related debt

Homeless related to gambling

Gambling unemployment

Domestic violence related to gambling

Gamblin g-related crime

The impact of gambling on mental health.

4 Improved profile of gambling harms as a public health issue

One of the promising development fields was held in Scotland for indicators for measuring the effects of national strategies. Scottish Public Health Network held a round table with members of the strategic implementation group and a wide range of partners (see Case Study 2). They examined the measurement and measurement standards while listening to the opinions of experts in the harmful field of gambling in the UK.

Gambleaware has signed a data sharing agreement with the Scottish Public Health Bureau, promoting the transfer of data reporting data to support this work.

45 Appendix 1 shows how to collect data and an outline of the main partner who can support this work.

The need for evaluation to understand what is valid is many years of priority. Until now, it has been implemented, but more systematic approaches are beginning to appear.

5 Increased engagement from the financial services sector

The European Commission has been evaluated in the implementation plan for the policy change. At the time of this writing, a procurement process has been implemented to appoint an independent evaluator for new requirements 46 for the use of credit cards. This evaluation should be clear not only on how people's behavior has changed, but also on how the damage has been reduced. This is a positive step, but ideally, it is desirable that the evaluation has been established since the start of a new requirement in April 2020.

There are other signs of encouraging progress. Before the change of LCCP was implemented in October 2021, a plan has been formulated to evaluate changes to a more secure game design. The following case study has details. Currently, a specific team in the Gambling Committee is in charge of formulating an associated evaluation plan for new policies. In other words, all new policies have a clear understanding of the intended changes and the plan to collect related data to measure it. Understanding what is effective is essential for the lon g-term success of reducing harm, and we have the ability and resources of the European Commission to regulate larg e-scale and rapid changes. I am still worried. A review of the gambling law is an important opportunity for the government to secure enough funds to expand the amount and quality of this job.

Key areas of progress

The Gambling Commission has developed a “theory of change” model for this policy change, clarifying the impact it seeks to achieve and how it will be measured47. The change will come into force in October 2021. Data is being collected to monitor its impact, drawing on consumer surveys, operational data and compliance assessments.

In the short term, the following indicators will be used to understand the impact:

Number and percentage of sessions longer than 60 minutes

Number and percentage of sessions that resulted in significant losses for the player

Changes in staking patterns.

In the longer term, the Gambling Commission will assess changes in the proportion of online slot players who are considered to be problem gamblers or in the medium risk category of the PGSI scale.

It is also encouraging that evaluation plans are built into regulated settlement projects from the outset, as shown in case study 44. GREO is also supporting many aspects of this through the establishment of an evaluation hub to build the infrastructure needed to support evaluation activities linked to the national strategy. This is helping smaller projects to carry out evaluations and report on their impacts.

Increasingly, some deregulation projects49 have evaluation built into them from the outset. This means that applicants for these funds are being asked to explain how they will evaluate their impact. Plans to collect this data and report on the results achieved are essential for implementation.

6 Gambling is not yet fully integrated with local public health activity

One example is TalkBanStop, a partnership between GamCare, GamBan and GamStop. 50 The service combines support and advice with practical tools to stop gambling, expands free access to blocking software and ensures that self-exiters receive the full range of support they need. An evaluation plan, including a description of the intended outcomes, was incorporated into funding bids and quotations were obtained from potential evaluation partners prior to bid submission.

Beacon Counselling and ARA have a reconciliation project with regulators in Preston and Bristol. The project aims to improve the recognition of gambling harm and the referral route that the community is used for the Muslim community in the Southeast Asian Asian. The project was implemented for two years, and the evaluation partner was incorporated into the financing bidding. The project evaluates the effects in cooperation with GREO. In this project, we plan to measure changes in behaviors, such as changing the perceptions of gambling harm in the target community, and the effects on the number of people seeking referrals and support.
This year, the situation continued to be unclear over the distribution of voluntary contributions. In June 2020, the BGC announced 51 in the next four years that it will invest 100 million pounds in gambling in gambling. According to the latest settlement of gamblin g-away, the funding contribution in FY2020 was £ 19 million. This is an increase of £ 9 million than usual, but the time and amount of future donations are still unclear, and there are limits for those who are voluntary donations to provide prevention and treatment services. 。
These funds were originally a pledge in June 2019 by a charity of Sir Chadrinton. Although this change had no public basis, many Britai n-based scholars showed further attention to the weaknesses of systems covered by voluntary donations.
The uncertainty caused by such changes makes lon g-term plans difficult and hinders the involvement of established research funds and infrastructure of the established research funds to deepen their understanding of the harm of gambling. The early relationship with RCUK and NIHR funding was positive, but did not seem to be in the early search.
In July 2020, the Aristocratic House of Representatives published a report and proposed to change the provision of funding immediately. It has been approved to make a change, but has never been enacted.

In December 2020, ABSG announced an advice to the committee, summarized evidence, and outlined why it supported the legal funding system for treatment, education, and research. We are concerned that this strategy will not be able to achieve that purpose unless all of these independent funds are provided.

52 GambleAware announces 2020-21 funding (opens in new tab), GambleAware, April 2021. Of this, £15. 4 million is from the four largest donors (Entain, William Hill, Flutter and Bet365). This suggests a high reliance on a small number of organisations, with voluntary contributions from the rest of the industry lagging significantly behind these large donors.

ABSG advice on statutory levies recommends that research into gambling should be funded independently from industry. In October 2019, GambleAware gave evidence to a Noble Committee indicating its intention to withdraw from commissioning research beyond independent evaluations of its work in the provision of educational and therapeutic services.

GambleAware’s 2021-26 strategy makes this clear, indicating its intention to move away from the direct collection and management of data sets, including annual treatment statistics and annual treatment and support surveys. 57 The lack of concrete recommendations from PHE or NICE still leaves a gap for the Research Councils. The review of the Gambling Act may create an opportunity to secure funding to support regulatory changes.

The proposal for a data repository has not progressed. In particular, the increase in online gambling allows for closer scrutiny using predictive analytics with access to large anonymized data sets. Recent work using big data from banking and large operator data sets has given perspective to the research that could be generated from anonymized data repositories.

The ABSG welcomes the recent redesign of the European Commission's statistical output and industry data to ensure it is maximally utilised to its full potential. While data warehousing for research purposes is still some way off being practical, there is broad consensus that such repositories are essential to identify interventions to address harms. Agreeing specific scope of responsibilities, timelines and deliverables will be essential to achieve the outcomes required.

7 Increased education and awareness raising activity

58 Exploring patterns of online play Interim report (opens in new tab), D. Forrest and I. McHale, NatCen/University of Liverpool/GambleAware, March 2021

Case study 5: Don’t Bet Your Life on It

This section reviews progress on the strategic objective "Prevention and Education".

Regulatory changes to design and test safer games Tighter monitoring of "high-value customers"

Other examples of activity include 113 :

New age limit for scratch cards and other lottery products under 18 years old
Improvement of advertising technology to control online marketing
Dialogue with customers and discussions on affordability
Concentration of this problem by the financial sector and strengthening activities
New educational campaign and digital innovation with a narrowed target
Cooperation of the entire city by multiple institutions
Provided by people who have the actual experience of gambling addiction and increase the number of support services involved.
Gamblin g-related suicide efforts have almost no progress
The progress of a single customer perspective is limited
The work of integrating gambling addiction to existing public health activities and infrastructure is not slow.

The establishment of regional data collection to prevent gambling addiction is delayed.

Limited evaluation of educational campaign

There is a limited number of information to evaluate the messaging of players and the effects of other actions taken by the industry to reduce customer harm.

The "industry issues" announced last year have progressed, leading to concrete changes that could improve consumer protection. These changes are welcomed, but they need to be more emphasized and acted to monitor their effects and provide safe products and better support to customers.

As a result of the consultation, new rules for more secure game designs have been introduced, such as deleting "Automatic Play", enhancing the balance of players, and preventing reverse distribution. These changes are also a precautionary measure for the characteristics of game designs that are backed by the available evidence but are likely to be related to the risk of harm. ABSG welcomes the movements to mandatory these requirements through LCCP, rather than relying on independent industry norms.

Treatment and support

1 Treatment and support

Summary of findings – Treatment and Support

Strengths

The s o-called "expensive customer" scheme has been recognized for some time as an important field of risk in forced measures. ABSG is pleased that new requirements have emerged, and will take further measures if the Gambling Committee more aggressively monitor the impact of these new requirements and confirm continuous failure. Welcome to promise.
61 is being implemented to ensure better use of "ad tech" so that young and vulnerable people are not targeted for gambling marketing. This is a voluntary norm, and I look forward to seeing the effectiveness of BGC's effectiveness.
ABSG shall evaluate that the European Commission promotes a more strict approach, conducts discussions quickly on important issues, and assesses the requirements if the need for further precautionary measures is confirmed by evidence. 。 However, as with all projects, cautious evaluation and transparency are needed. ABSG is looking forward to reporting evidence of effectiveness in 2022.

Weaknesses

The government announced in December 2020 that it will raise the minimum age of purchasing a national Lotto from 16 to 18. This change was made to protect young people from harm associated with gambling. In particular, it takes into account the evolution of national lottery products, which are increasing from weekly games to scratch cards and online instant victory. This change will be completely carried out in October 2021.
The progress of the development of a single viewer view was not very visible. 63 people who are highly dependent on gambling have multiple accounts. There is a clear evidence to take over the overall approach to consumer data in order to make the harmful gambling more good discovery and the more focused intervention. We are pleased that we will continue to cooperate with the European Commission, the Information Commissioner Secretariat (ICO), and the Betting & Gaming Council (BGC) to achieve effective solutions 64. It also requires opinions from the financial sector that holds data to centralize data for consumable damage to gambling damage. We welcome the measures taken by the European Commission to find the feasibility of access to such data. The major reports announced this year also match the ABSG position. If data from businesses, financial sector, and European committees is combined, it can be a powerful tool to reduce harm. Building a single customer view is essential for progress. Absg has to promote the more strict approach by the European Commission, conduct consultation on important issues quickly, and obliges the requirements if the need for further preventive measures by evidence is confirmed. Is evaluated. However, as with all projects, cautious evaluation and transparency are needed. ABSG is looking forward to reporting evidence of effectiveness in 2022.
The government announced in December 2020 that it will raise the minimum age of purchasing a national Lotto from 16 to 18. This change was made to protect young people from harm associated with gambling. In particular, it takes into account the evolution of national lottery products, which are increasing from weekly games to scratch cards and online instant victory. This change will be completely carried out in October 2021.
The progress of the development of a single viewer view was not very visible. 63 people who are highly dependent on gambling have multiple accounts. There is a clear evidence to take over the overall approach to consumer data in order to make the harmful gambling more good discovery and the more focused intervention. We are pleased that we will continue to cooperate with the European Commission, the Information Commissioner Secretariat (ICO), and the Betting & Gaming Council (BGC) to achieve effective solutions 64. It also requires opinions from the financial sector that holds data to centralize data for consumable damage to gambling damage. We welcome the measures taken by the European Commission to find the feasibility of access to such data. The major reports announced this year also match the ABSG position. If data from businesses, financial sector, and European committees is combined, it can be a powerful tool to reduce harm. Building a single customer view is essential for progress. ABSG shall evaluate that the European Commission promotes a more strict approach, conducts discussions quickly on important issues, and assesses the requirements if the need for further precautionary measures is confirmed by evidence. 。 However, as with all projects, cautious evaluation and transparency are needed. ABSG is looking forward to reporting evidence of effectiveness in 2022.
The government announced in December 2020 that it will raise the minimum age of purchasing a national Lotto from 16 to 18. This change was made to protect young people from harm associated with gambling. In particular, it takes into account the evolution of national lottery products, which are increasing from weekly games to scratch cards and online instant victory. This change will be completely carried out in October 2021.
The progress of the development of a single viewer view was not very visible. 63 people who are highly dependent on gambling have multiple accounts. There is a clear evidence to take over the overall approach to consumer data in order to make the harmful gambling more good discovery and the more focused intervention. We are pleased that we will continue to cooperate with the European Commission, the Information Commissioner Secretariat (ICO), and the Betting & Gaming Council (BGC) to achieve effective solutions 64. It also requires opinions from the financial sector that holds data to centralize data for consumable damage to gambling damage. We welcome the measures taken by the European Commission to find the feasibility of access to such data. The major reports announced this year also match the ABSG position. If data from businesses, financial sector, and European committees is combined, it can be a powerful tool to reduce harm. Building a single customer view is essential for progress.
In last year's progress report, ABSG discussed the four indicators that require further regulatory measures 66. Affordability was one of them. Since then, the European Commission has discussed bold plans for business operators to interact with customers and to enhance the requirements to confirm that gambling levels are affordable. 67, which has been published in this field, has shown that the negligence of businesses in this field has been damaged for many years. Reviewing the latest compliance work of the European Commission shows that there are no signs of improvement in the industry. The European Commission is currently considering responding to discussions. The committee has received many answers to express concerns about proportional nature, but claims that regulatory measures for affordability are effective in protecting people who are risky. Opinions were as many as the same.
Similar to a single customer view, we continuously work to consider how business operators access information that is useful for dialogue with customers between the European Committee, UK Finance, and ICO. Welcome. According to a recent analysis for 140, 000 active accounts among seven businesses, 0. 13 % of customers who contacted by phone in one year were 0. 13 % and 3. 9 % of customers contacted by email. 69.
The European Commission will announce a proposal within the next few months. Absg's position is 70 and 71, which is a sufficient evidence of taking action in this field and introducing obligatory measures. The voluntary compliance was not valid. In addition to factors such as long time spent on gambling, gambling, and many types of gambling, highly harmful evidence associated with expensive gambling is powerful. Recent studies using machine learning show that the combination of variables is a better prediction factor than a single variable in order to identify a risky person. In addition, 75 and 76 are supported by the evidence indicating that gambling harm, spending, and distress index is relevant, to protect the poorest resources. This is necessary to consider the results of a survey that suggests that the use of paylones and PayPal accounts is increasing in gambling funding.

2 Expansion of treatment and support services in new areas

67 National Strategic Assessment 2020, Gambling Committee, November 2020

69 Finding online play patterns: Interim Report (PDF) (Opens in New Tab), D. Forest and I. MCHALE, NATCEN/UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL/GAMBLEAWARE, MARCH 2021
76 Our year one progress report suggested that as part of the enhancement of transparency, business operators should obligate the number of customers who have lost more than £ 500 every month. In Scandinavian countries, operators are required to submit the amount of loss of 5 % of the usage amount.
77 half a year progress report, Lab Group and London University City, February 2021 (planned)
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It is disappointing that government agencies related to data collection and behavior priority to deal with suicide related to gambling. There is no progress in the outsourcing of psychological anatomy, and there are no measures such as incorporating gambling addiction in the abortion rules or requiring training on gamblin g-related suicide to the prosecutor. It has been revealed that some of these are realized only by the revision of the law and the united action by medical experts and the clerk. However, PHE's Evidence Review (scheduled for the summer of 2021) will provide a new evidence 80 based on a wider range of data sources. We hope this will trigger this by government agencies and the third sector. NCIH (National Confidential Inquiry Into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health) is the center of information gathering all suicide in the UK. Although NCIH has reduced suicide, there is no connection between those who have been damaged by NCISH and gambling and organizations involved in providing services to their families.

NHS Digital has started an adult mental illness survey (APMS) in 2022, suggesting that gambling may be r e-introduced to the survey. The aristocratic committee report emphasized the importance of initiatives for this issue and pointed out that the 2014 APMS survey did not include gambling. APMS 2022 is an important opportunity to understand this problem in more detail and examine the effects of online gambling since 2007. However, it is noted that there is already enough evidence that measures to specify this gambling harm are necessary as an emergency priority.

Despite the lack of progress in collecting new data or educating coroners, the work needed to address gambling-related suicide and suicidal ideation remains crucial.

Recently published analysis of the existing APMS2007 dataset has provided new insights into the link between gambling and suicide, highlighting higher rates of suicidal ideation among problem gamblers 84.

Case study 6: Primary Care Gambling Service

In Scotland, the Strategy Implementation Group is working with the Scottish Government, local authorities and health boards to ensure that gambling is recognised, puts people at the centre, reduces stigma and develops assessment metrics in a Scotland-wide suicide prevention strategy 85.

A programme of work to learn from Gambling with Lives to use the lived experiences of gambling-related suicide to raise public and professional awareness and inform the development of gambling and suicide prevention work across the UK 86.

While these initiatives are welcome, they fall short of providing a priority focus on the issue. Experienced-led campaigns working with others to reduce gambling-related suicide highlight the need for: Explicit funding for public awareness raising, clear messaging on gambling harm, more research on the association between specific gambling products and harm, strategies to address stigma associated with gambling, adequate resources for peer support networks, and access to appropriate help for individuals and their families. We continue to recommend the inclusion of gambling harm in the National Suicide Prevention Strategies for England 87 and Wales 88.

79 Making it compulsory for coroners to record gambling problems.

Progress has been made in raising awareness of problem gambling as a public health issue.

3 The evidence base for treatment is developing but incomplete

Highlights this year include the publication of the Lancet Public Health Commission on Gambling 89 and the Public Health Special Issue on Gambling 90.

The Lancet Committee has raised an ambitious agenda that reduces the harm of grou p-level gambling, protects people from harm, and leads to action to provide evidenc e-based care when necessary. The need for a grou p-level intervention and integrated services has been fully proven for other addiction, and the same in this context can be said to be 92. In order to prevent harm in children and other vulnerable people, public health approaches at the group level are essential.

89 "Lanced Public Health Committee on Gambling" (Opened on a new tab) -This is composed of international scholars and is supported by the Life Experience Advisory Group.

4 Need for more integrated treatment services

The activation of activities in the financial service department is the key to progress. This activity may contribute to the "approach to the whole system" to reduce gambling harm.

Given the unique role that the sector can play to reduce gambling harm, this activity is essential, and progress has been accelerating for the past 12 months.

Nearly banks such as Lloyds and HSBC have established a specialized support team to identify and support customers with gambling addiction. In addition, the number of major banks introducing gambling blocks is increasing, improving to make these tools more effective. Currently, 94 is estimated to be able to use block software for about 60 % of personal target deposits and about 40 % of credit cards.

Money and Mental Health Policy Institute held a meeting with regulatory authorities to discuss and identify the best practices to protect customers from gambling damage to financial service companies. The Best Practice Guidance will be announced in late 2021. Such activities link the activities of the entire financial service industry to contribute to the improvement of consumers.

Case study 7: Gambling with Lives – Effective Care Pathways

One major bank is cooperating with a larg e-scale research project that investigates the relevance of gambling and social, economic and healthy results.

The Financial Survival Organization has announced guidance for financial services for identifying vulnerabilities, and has identified gambling as an additional factor in vulnerabilities. As a result, banks and money lenders have become responsible for recognizing customers' gambling spending.

GamBan proposes to introduce minimum standards for gambling blocking software, designed to ensure all products are accessible, effective, accountable and safe. The work to develop the standards has been collaborative with people with lived experience and reflects best practice in developing standards in health and social care98.

GamCare has established an Advisory Group on Financial Harm, which includes banks and advice and support organisations, and published a Gambling-Related Financial Harm Toolkit in September 202099.

5 Clarification of referral pathways required

Such activity across the financial services industry is positive, and we expect the industry to build on this promising start over the coming years. This will provide new opportunities for consumer protection and enhance the reputation of the financial services sector. There are valuable lessons here about the potential benefits of data sharing for the gambling industry.

98 Basic standards for blocking software: ensuring quality support for people affected by gambling difficulties, Vita CA, GamBan (opens in a new tab), March 2021

There have been a number of active pilots demonstrating how harm prevention and support for at-risk groups can be integrated with wider services and public health work. Many of these are profiled elsewhere in this report and include:

Table 1: Referrals to GambleAware funded treatment services 2019/20 138

Primary Care Gambling Service.	Citizens Advice's work, funded by GambleAware, to develop systems and training on gambling harms for frontline staff	Surrey Prison Gambling Services Project, funded by GambleAware, to provide screening and support within prisons 100
A Hertfordshire pilot project by GamCare to provide specialist support for people involved in the criminal justice system, from arrest to probation 101	The development of resources for the financial services sector by the Personal Finance Research Centre. Good progress has also been made in the Greater Manchester Collaborative102, the Leeds City Council Collaborative103 and the Glasgow Whole System Approach Pilot Study. 104 The Greater Manchester Collaborative held a gambling harm research day to explore how gambling harm occurs and how people can be better supported.	This means that there was progress in exploring how to integrate gambling harm into existing services, but it has achieved changes in the whole system as a whole and does not depend on voluntary donations. There are still many things to do to secure lon g-term funds.
In addition to the constraints associated with the spontaneous fund contribution system, one of the main barriers of progress is the lack of data at the local government level. Without this, local governments who are responsible for public health will identify the community that is most dangerous in the population, formulate effective preventive policies and strategies, and take priority measures. It is difficult to persuade.	152	There are several important changes to change this situation. One is to realize a question about participation and damage to PHOF (Public Health Outcomes Framework) and the equivalent Scotland and Wales. PHOF provides annual outcomes data for local governments in England. This information can be obtained through the ONS labor for the UK as a whole, and as a result, we can provide consistent data to decentralized countries. By posting in PHOF, local governments are incentive of regional activities.
Similarly, the NHS record does not yet include the options for medical professionals to code the harm of gambling that occurs with other harm or mental health. Universities College London's treatment needs and gap analysis may contribute to the work that the legal institution needs to lead, and we look forward to reporting how this work was used. 105.	109	The progress is slow, because public institutions have to turn their resources in the efforts of COVID-19. Although it is not yet fully understood about the lon g-term impact of Cobid (the increase in household debt and the impact on mental health), the need for reliable data at the local government level is the government and local public health. It seems to be important for both the Cobid-19 recovery plan. < SPAN> This means that there was a progress in exploring how to integrate gambling harm into existing services, but it has achieved changes in the whole system as a whole and spontaneous donations. There are still a lot of things to do to secure lon g-term funds that do not depend on.
GP	107	In addition to the constraints associated with the spontaneous fund contribution system, one of the main barriers of progress is the lack of data at the local government level. Without this, local governments who are responsible for public health will identify the community that is most dangerous in the population, formulate effective preventive policies and strategies, and take priority measures. It is difficult to persuade.
There are several important changes to change this situation. One is to realize a question about participation and damage to PHOF (Public Health Outcomes Framework) and the equivalent Scotland and Wales. PHOF provides annual outcomes data for local governments in England. This information can be obtained through the ONS labor for the UK as a whole, and as a result, we can provide consistent data to decentralized countries. By posting in PHOF, local governments are incentive of regional activities.	70	Similarly, the NHS record does not yet include the options for medical professionals to code the harm of gambling that occurs with other harm or mental health. Universities College London's treatment needs and gap analysis may contribute to the work that the legal institution needs to lead, and we look forward to reporting how this work was used. 105.
The progress is slow, because public institutions have to turn their resources in the efforts of COVID-19. Although it is not yet fully understood about the lon g-term impact of Cobid (the increase in household debt and the impact on mental health), the need for reliable data at the local government level is the government and local public health. It seems to be important for both the Cobid-19 recovery plan. This means that there was progress in exploring how to integrate gambling harm into existing services, but it has achieved changes in the whole system as a whole and does not depend on voluntary donations. There are still many things to do to secure lon g-term funds.	65	Similarly, the NHS record does not yet include the options for medical professionals to code the harm of gambling that occurs with other harm or mental health. Universities College London's treatment needs and gap analysis may contribute to the work that the legal institution needs to lead, and we look forward to reporting how this work was used. 105.
There are several important changes to change this situation. One is to realize a question about participation and damage to PHOF (Public Health Outcomes Framework) and the equivalent Scotland and Wales. PHOF provides annual outcomes data for local governments in England. This information can be obtained through the ONS labor for the UK as a whole, and as a result, we can provide consistent data to decentralized countries. By posting in PHOF, local governments are incentive of regional activities.	23	Similarly, the NHS record does not yet include the options for medical professionals to code the harm of gambling that occurs with other harm or mental health. Universities College London's treatment needs and gap analysis may contribute to the work that the legal institution needs to lead, and we look forward to reporting how this work was used. 105.
The progress is slow, because public institutions have to turn their resources in the efforts of COVID-19. Although it is not yet fully understood about the lon g-term impact of Cobid (the increase in household debt and the impact on mental health), the need for reliable data at the local government level is the government and local public health. It seems to be important for both the Cobid-19 recovery plan.	16	This year, more women and sports celebrities 106 and 107 have raised their name and reaching their own experiences 108, making damage prevention even more mainstream. The number and range of activities related to education and awareness of consciousness are also increasing remarkably. This includes activities for specific groups, such as people in the South Asian community, 109 women, students, family 110, children and youth 111. Such activities range from fac e-t o-face workshops to remote learning and digital provision. It is also preferable that these activities are increasingly combined with evaluation to learn what is effective and why they are effective.
A good example of innovation is DON'T BET YOUR LIFE ON it (DbyLoi) 112. This is an interior we b-based tool that is distributed in video, audio, and text using avatar technology, focusing on early detection, continuous education, support, road information, and sel f-leading behavioral change. be. It is a tool for players by players, and major British banks and BCGs (Betting and Gaming Council) are interested.	12	This year, more women and sports celebrities 106 and 107 have raised their name and reaching their own experiences 108, making damage prevention even more mainstream. The number and range of activities related to education and awareness of consciousness are also increasing remarkably. This includes activities for specific groups, such as people in the South Asian community, 109 women, students, family 110, children and youth 111. Such activities range from fac e-t o-face workshops to remote learning and digital provision. It is also preferable that these activities are increasingly combined with evaluation to learn what is effective and why they are effective.
Gamblin g-away implemented the next stage of the BetRegret campaign. This focuses on young men who are involved in sports betting. The advertisement promotes "tapping out" from the betting app as a way to suppress action. Initial evaluation by independent organizations showed high awareness of the target group's ads, and some evidence of behavioral change. It has also been pointed out that the campaign is mainly distributed on television, but operators tend to prefer online marketing and advertising when targeting this layer. GambleaWare will continue to invest at further stages of campaign deployment.	9	This year, more women and sports celebrities 106 and 107 have raised their name and reaching their own experiences 108, making damage prevention even more mainstream. The number and range of activities related to education and awareness of consciousness are also increasing remarkably. This includes activities for specific groups, such as people in the South Asian community, 109 women, students, family 110, children and youth 111. Such activities range from fac e-t o-face workshops to remote learning and digital provision. It is also preferable that these activities are increasingly combined with evaluation to learn what is effective and why they are effective.
YGAM is providing student awareness hubs within universities, specifically targeting new students’ week, to raise awareness of gambling harm.	17	This year, more women and sports celebrities 106 and 107 have raised their name and reaching their own experiences 108, making damage prevention even more mainstream. The number and range of activities related to education and awareness of consciousness are also increasing remarkably. This includes activities for specific groups, such as people in the South Asian community, 109 women, students, family 110, children and youth 111. Such activities range from fac e-t o-face workshops to remote learning and digital provision. It is also preferable that these activities are increasingly combined with evaluation to learn what is effective and why they are effective.
An Ofqual Level 2 Population Wide Education course on gambling harm for 16+ students.	The Scottish Curriculum for Excellence will also include a reference to gambling harm.	FastForward’s education development programme in Scotland.

GambleAware is working with AQA to embed gambling harm in the A-level psychology syllabus.

Table 2: Reasons for exit from GambleAware funded services 2019/20 139

The PSHE Association is working with the Department for Education (England) to develop a gambling component of the PHSE curriculum and evidence reviews by PSHEA and GambleAware to identify best practice in school-based gambling harm prevention.	Citizens Advice's work, funded by GambleAware, to develop systems and training on gambling harms for frontline staff	Surrey Prison Gambling Services Project, funded by GambleAware, to provide screening and support within prisons 100
The gambling industry itself also needs to be more transparent about the data it uses to evaluate the effectiveness of player messages about safer gambling and other actions it takes to protect customers from harm. Without this openness, it is impossible to understand what effect the industry's own actions are having.	111 Gambling (opens in new tab), Royal Society for Public Health	113 Action Map, Gambling Commission
115 Harmful Gambling Workplace Charter, interim report, Beacon Counselling Trust, November 2020	Increasing involvement of people with lived experience	Limited expansion of treatment and support in new areas
Momentum for primary care involvement, with a whole-system approach.	330	Evidence on treatment is evolving but incomplete.
Lack of agreed screening intervention to identify risks	82	In addition to the constraints associated with the spontaneous fund contribution system, one of the main barriers of progress is the lack of data at the local government level. Without this, local governments who are responsible for public health will identify the community that is most dangerous in the population, formulate effective preventive policies and strategies, and take priority measures. It is difficult to persuade.
The service is not well integrated	13	This year, more women and sports celebrities 106 and 107 have raised their name and reaching their own experiences 108, making damage prevention even more mainstream. The number and range of activities related to education and awareness of consciousness are also increasing remarkably. This includes activities for specific groups, such as people in the South Asian community, 109 women, students, family 110, children and youth 111. Such activities range from fac e-t o-face workshops to remote learning and digital provision. It is also preferable that these activities are increasingly combined with evaluation to learn what is effective and why they are effective.
Data about who needs treatment and support is limited	13	This year, more women and sports celebrities 106 and 107 have raised their name and reaching their own experiences 108, making damage prevention even more mainstream. The number and range of activities related to education and awareness of consciousness are also increasing remarkably. This includes activities for specific groups, such as people in the South Asian community, 109 women, students, family 110, children and youth 111. Such activities range from fac e-t o-face workshops to remote learning and digital provision. It is also preferable that these activities are increasingly combined with evaluation to learn what is effective and why they are effective.
Evidence that follo w-up support is insufficient	2	The treatment rate is low and the perception of available support is low.
An Ofqual Level 2 Population Wide Education course on gambling harm for 16+ students.	2 4-hour operation of the national gambling help line 116	FastForward’s education development programme in Scotland.

Expansion of specialized treatment services for children led by NHS 118

6 Triage and completed treatments

Established a life experience network to provide information to the development.

There are also steps to deepen the access barriers for major groups, such as conducting specific surveys on women and ethnic minority 120 needs.

The ethnic minority groups are recognizing that despite the more gambling harm, they may not want to receive existing treatment services. For this reason, new support has been developed, led by people who have ethnic minority life experiences. Such an initiative reflects the models of treatment and support established in New Zealand, and has been damaged by the Maori and communities of the Maori and Pacific Islands in cooperation with mental health experts. We are supporting people 121.

Projects in Each area of England, Wales and Scotland are being identified, treating, and supporting support. In Cheshamer, the police expanded their activities, and in cooperation with other 12 other police in England, we conducted training, providing information on gambling damage, providing information on gambling harm, and becoming a detention room. It provides better support for people. Other successful pilots include Wales' early intervention 122 and treatment, and England's Primary Care Gambling Service.

Whether you can receive appropriate support at the right time is still a matter of how you expand successful trial services throughout the UK and how to raise funds over the long term. It is still not clear. The voluntary financing system hinders lon g-term plans and appropriate infrastructure that supports these new treatments and support services.

Primary Care Gambling Services (PRIMARY CARE GAMB running Service: PCGs) is an academic interdisciplinary, with the aim of filling gaps between primary care, specialists, third sector and providing G P-led intermediate care. 123, a treatment service.

To date, we will c o-create competency frameworks for GP training, and after the approval of the royal GP college, will be a framework for awareness of gambling harm. In addition, the ECONSULT, a digital trayage platform that can be used by 23 million primary care services from all over England, has secured a new screening question on gambling. This screening question is related to both personal gambling and gambling of the same household.

7 Lack of independent quality assurance

PCGs is also discussing with software suppliers to establish better coding, introductions and information systems used in primary care. With this system, the primary care team will be able to provide the patient to the appropriate support. From October to January 2021, 13, 000 clicked on new gambling questions. To date, 90 people have consulted GP about gambling concerns.

121 New Zealand Nationwide Gambling Survey (Opened on a new tab), AUT Gambling addiction research center, September 2020

8 Follow-up support

122 March 2021 PCGS Presentation at the GA Conference

The NIHR systematic review of the intervention was published in January 2021, 125, with more than 1, 080 records, and only 30 pape r-rea d-an d-reviewed papers satisfied with the recording standards. Overall, this review discovered a low quality report of gambling treatment research and a high decline in research.

The CBT is the most evidence that shows the effectiveness of intervention. Lack of screening intervention to identify risks and lack of evidence of continuous support after initial treatment. No screening research for the whole group was confirmed. There was no intervention to support continuous recovery and prevent recurrence. According to a review, more than 50%of gambling addicted patients had gambling addiction in the past and were recurring 127.

Like many other sectors, ABSG is looking forward to the evidence review that PHE will publish in summer 2021. This will be a comprehensive review of quantitative and qualitative literature on gambling harm, risk factors associated with gambling harm, and an analysis of the economic costs associated with gambling harm in the UK. These outputs will be an important stepping stone for future work across the system. They will inform policymaking, provide further context for measuring the objectives of the National Strategy, and inform the work of the NICE guidelines.

Conclusions

ABSG has previously noted the challenges faced by the third sector, Gambling Aware, in building and sustaining effective and well-functioning treatments and systems. In its 2019 advice 128 and first progress report 129 in 2020, it advocated for a central coordinating role for statutory health and care services working alongside the third sector. ABSG welcomes the continued commitment to collaboration with NHS partners 130 outlined in the recently published Gambling Aware Five Year Strategy. In particular, the strategy states that “in the medium term” NHS/statutory services will lead gambling problem treatment, and “in the longer term” NHS/statutory services will lead the market with continued support from the third sector131.

Making such changes would put treatment provision on an equal footing with other more established addiction services, providing access to a wider range of expertise, more treatment options, and more opportunities to employ people with life experience working within multidisciplinary teams132, 133.

It would also make it easier, more accessible, and clearer treatment pathways for people who need support. There are ongoing projects that provide insight into how to achieve more integrated treatment, such as the Primary Care Gambling Service (Case Study 6) and the Gambling with Life Effective Care Pathways project led by people with life experience (Case Study 7).

It is unfortunate that the recent announcement of funding allocations to local authorities in England did not mention increasing uptake of gambling problem treatment services alongside drug and alcohol abuse services134.

Gambling with Lives leads a joint project aimed at developing trial care and treatment routes in Manchester, which provides information on nationwide care and treatment. This trial route is integrated with gambling treatment services with other legal services in the city or the third sector service, and is designed to be integrated for a long time in the integrated care system under development. I am. In this project, we will design and implement design and implementation focusing on people with life experiences.

Annex 1: Priority Metrics for measurement of National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms

Care Passway 135 has been established to ensure the quality and consistency of the entire service, so that people who use services can receive services in the right place at the right time to meet the needs. 137, a methodology. In this project, gamblin g-addicted patients and their affected people are defined by referring to research results and feedback from experienced people, and some important success factors along the passway. He examined, tested, evaluated individual passway characteristics along with "early recruiters", and agreed to the final pathway for trial introduction.

One of the concerns is that the term "National Gambling Treatment Service" has been used to explain the services that gambl e-away provides funds. This is a misuse, and no other thir d-secto r-led addiction service is equivalent. We are concerned that the brand name of "National Service" causes confusion with NHS services and gives the impression that the integrated level of desirable levels has already been achieved. There is a danger that national statutory organizations will not play an optimal leading role in providing integrated treatment services.
136 Treatment route collaboration project project design stage, national strategic action map that reduces gambling harm, gambling committee (access April 14, 2021)
Absg points out the current weakness of the agreement. These weaknesses include financing agreements and geographical scope, but there is no complete agreement between various organizations that provide treatment and support services for triage evaluation and introduction. be. Some Britain commit to the joint work of NHS and third sector, but are effective introduction routes (introductions to gambling and support services and providers currently providing these services. It is urgent to work to improve the integration and mutual trust, which is essential for both introductions.

According to the annual gamblin g-away treatment statistics shown in the following table, more than 90 % of those who access treatment and support from the current system are sel f-introduced. Other services and information sources do not provide a considerable number of introductions. This suggests that the main medical providers may not know where to show the guidance of those who need support. This is a wider range of organizations that provide support services and need more professional treatment and support, as well as providers of services specializing in gambles and NHS provided by NHS. Both the network suggest that it is necessary to strengthen the referral route.

The data in Table 2 also supports concerns regarding access to treatment, and the number of people accessing treatment is relatively small compared to the number of gamblers that are presumed to be a problem or moderate risk.
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