Training
GamCare’s Youth Programme educates 100,000 young people on the potential risks of gambling
GamCare’s successful Youth Programme reached a significant milestone this month when the 100,000th young person attended a training session. The programme, which was launched in April 2020, runs in …
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GamCare awarded Quality Mark by National Youth Agency
We have been recognised by the National Youth Agency (NYA) for our work in supporting young people with an Advanced level NYA Quality Mark. The Quality Mark, awarded for three years, recognises high …
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YGAM and GamCare education programme reaches 2 million young people milestone
Latest figures show professionals trained through the Young People’s Gambling Harm Prevention Programme, will reach an estimated 2 million young people using the educational resources and intervention …
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Preventing gambling harms: framework for effective education launched
Alongside YGAM and Fast Forward, we have launched a new framework for the UK education sector to use when educating young people about gambling harm. The Gambling Education Framework provides a set of …
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GambleAware invests £2.5m into gambling harms prevention education programme across England and Wales
Funding will develop Gambling Education Hubs to prevent gambling harms in expansion of successful pilot in Scotland. GambleAware has today announced the expansion of its Gambling Education Hubs across …
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GamCare’s Women’s Programme: 85% of professionals have improved understanding of impact of gambling harm on women after training
An evaluation report of GamCare’s training sessions for professionals has found that 85% of participants improved their understanding of gambling harms, including how to identify women in need of …
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Gambling Charity and Samaritans Launch Bespoke Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training
National gambling support charity GamCare has worked with Samaritans, the leading suicide prevention charity, to develop a suite of training materials for gambling businesses, to raise awareness of the …
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Safer Gambling Standard: New Versions and Portal for Gambling Businesses
GamCare’s Safer Gambling Standard team have been working on a new version of the Safer Gambling Standard (3.1 2021) which will more efficiently review the policies, procedures, systems and controls of your …
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Funding Boost for Nationwide Programme on Gambling and the Criminal Justice System
GamCare will now receive two years’ funding to scale up delivery of its programme to raise awareness and develop pathways to support for people experiencing gambling harms across the CJS.
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Northern Ireland GPs to Receive Training to Spot Signs of Gambling Harm for Young People
Free training is now available for frontline professionals supporting young people across Northern Ireland, including GPs, to help them spot signs of gambling harms and refer into specialist support.
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