Research on Gambling Harms Group

The NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce has conducted a number of studies into gambling and associated potential harms in combination with a range of academic and stakeholder partners.

The main project, running 2021-23, focuses on developing a question to identify gambling harms to individuals or affected others and piloting it in three local authorities.

Members

Stephanie Bramley

University of York

Emily Finch

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and IoPPN, King’s College London

Cat Forward

Research Associate

Frankie Graham

CEO, Betknowmore UK

Anna Hemmings

GamCare

Jill Manthorpe

Professor of Social Work

Caroline Norrie

Research Fellow

James Shearer

Lecturer in Health Economics

Heather Wardle

University of Glasgow

Developing a question to identify gambling harms to individuals or affected others and piloting it in three local authorities

We will test a question that we hope will enable people identified as affected by gambling harms to help to get the support they need.

Examining the nature of gambling-related harm for adults at risk

This project examined the incidence of gambling-related harm for adults at risk.

Exploring "what works" in creating infrastructures and engagement methods for people with lived experience within public health, health and social care, and addiction research

Infrastructures and engagement methods for people with lived experience within public health, health and social care, and addiction research.

Gambling-related harm among recent migrant communities in the UK: Responses to a 21st century urban phenomenon

This project investigated migrant gambling in the urban settings of Leeds and London.

To what extent does GamCare initial assessment data provide insights into factors associated with help-seeking?

Quantitative and qualitative analysis of client assessment data from GamCare – the UK’s largest support provider for problem gamblers.

Gambling-related harms seminar series

As part of the NIHR Research for Social Care (RfSC) Programme funded study to develop a question for identifying gambling related harms within local authorities we are presenting a series of on-line seminars focused on various aspects of the study and other research on gambling harms.

Gambling related harms seminar series

Woman with her head on a table strewn with playing cards

Posts on the Unit blog

We have tagged all posts on the Unit blog which focus on gambling and gambling related harms. Pictured: Detail from 'Donna con le carte' – Giuseppe Pagani (1996) after Felice Casorati (1954).

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