In 2023 thrivin’ together held a number of focus groups with women with lived experience of gambling. Topics included relationships, barriers to support, finances, health and helped us identify themes and actions to help thrivin’ shape support and activities moving forwards. Thanks to a grant from ROSA and support from the Community Fund we will be hosting a webinar on what came out of those groups and what actions we’ve taken. Put the date in your diary and register your details here to allow us to send on a link nearer the time. #womengambletoo #affectedothers #livedexperience #co-production
Women, gambling & domestic abuse
Durham University are inviting women to participate in their study to create a support toolkit. This short video explains the aims of the project. If you wish to be involved please email DAGamblingharmsproject@gmail.com
Info sheet Gambling and Domestic Abuse – Supporting victims of gambling-related domestic abuse – A focus on women in social housing (durham.ac.uk)
Probation & Gambling Harm research invite
A research project on people who have lived experience of contact with probation services and experiences of gambling/gambling harm are inviting women to take part. This includes:
Affected others impacted by the gambling of someone else
Maybe you gamble sociably, but have been convicted of an unrelated offence
You only started gambling while in prison for an unrelated offence
Ultimately the research aims to understand how gambling may (or may not) impact on the lives of people who have also had contact with probation services.
Please see the information document below for contact details.
NatCen research invite
The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) are conducting a study on the relationship between gambling behaviour, suicidality and treatment support. They are inviting people with experience of both gambling related harms as well as suicidal ideations or attempts to join a Lived Experience Panel to support the research project.
The Lived Experience Panel would meet five times starting in June/July 2024 and will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. Panel members will be remunerated for their time at a rate of £75 for two hours to cover each engagement. An information sheet is below.
If you meet the criteria and are interested in becoming a panel member please email grhst@natcen.ac.uk
Steering & Advisory group invite
The GAMLINK research team at the University of Swansea are looking for a woman with lived experience of gambling and suicidality to join our Steering and Advisory group for a research project. The research project is examining the pathways from gambling to suicidality, and how people access healthcare services, such as GP’s and A&E, along this path. Additionally, we want to understand how we can help doctors and other medical professionals to identify people struggling with gambling.
The Steering and Advisory Group member would be invited to 2-3 meetings across the next year to discuss the progress of the research and provide feedback as to how this can be more applicable to those who have lived experience. It is very important to us to include people who have experiences of gambling (either yourself or someone close to you) in our research, and your insight is invaluable to the progress of the study.
If you are interested in taking part – please feel free to contact Pippa Boering (GAMLINK Research Assistant) at p.h.boering@swansea.ac.uk. We look forward to hearing from you!
We are recruiting!
We are currently recruiting for two part time posts
Peer Mentor – Gambling This role will support our partner Simon Community Scotland – Scotland based
Women & Gambling Co-ordinator Based with thrivin’ together – England focused
Apply by submitting your CV and completing an online application.
Deadline for both posts Wednesday 19 June at 12 noon
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