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Our research supports work to prevent and reduce gambling harms. We have a key role to play in supporting others to do research, and to grow research capability across the field. We publish our research so it can be accessed for free by anyone. Use the filters below to explore our publications.

We produce research on:

  • Understanding gambling harms
  • Gambling harm stigma
  • Impact on communities
  • Prevention programmes
  • Support and treatment services
  • Policy and regulation
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Best practice guidance for grantmaking in mixed methods research with meaningful community involvement

This guidance is for funders that commission and award grants for the purposes of research and evaluation on how to embed meaningful involvement of lived experience throughout each stage of the grantmaking process, moving beyond consultation to genuine power sharing. People with lived experience should not only inform research and evaluation but help shape priorities, codesign methodologies, and participate in decision making structures.

Exploring the relationship between gambling behaviour, suicidality, and treatment and support

This report explores the relationship between gambling behaviour and suicidal thoughts and attempts, exploring the critical points of intervention to improve the current provision for gambling harms treatment and support. It explores what demographic groups are more likely to be at risk alongside what types of gambling participation are associated with a higher risk of suicidality.

Online peer support for gambling harms in Great Britain

This report is a synthesis of a large, mixed-methods research programme exploring the effectiveness of online peer support for reducing gambling harms in GB.

Online peer support for gambling harm: Perspectives from people with lived experience and service providers

This report discusses the qualitative component of a research programme exploring the effectiveness of online peer support for gambling harm. It outlines findings from interviews with people who use online peer support to manage gambling harm, and professionals who provide gambling harm support.

Understanding what drives gambling harms for affected others in Great Britain

This analysis explores the underlying drivers of gambling harm for affected others, focusing specifically on how stigmatising perceptions of harmful gambling can in turn exacerbate harm for affected others.

The role of self-directed tools and strategies in reducing gambling harm: An explore report

This report explores why and how people who wish to reduce, quit, or manage their gambling engage with self-directed tools and strategies in Great Britain. It discusses these experiences across awareness, motivation, uptake, engagement and impact, identifying barriers and facilitators to inform recommendations for the sector explored further in the Final Synthesis report.

Community Resilience Fund: End of programme evaluation report

The final Community Resilience Fund evaluation report highlights how community organisations have reduced gambling harms through trusted local services, culturally tailored approaches and strengthened partnerships.

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the National Gambling Support Network (NGSN)

This report presents the evaluation findings of The National Gambling Support Network (NGSN). It identifies implications and recommendations for GambleAware, the network providers, future system commissioners (the NHS) and wider system stakeholders.

Gambling harm local area data profiles (2022–2024)

These data profiles are produced by OCSI to bring together data estimated from the Annual Treatment and Support Surveys 2022-2024 using Multilevel Regression and Post-stratification (MRP) modelling and provide a picture of  gambling-related harms, usage and demand of treatment for gambling harms and estimated fiscal costs from gambling harms at the local area level across Great Britain.

Evaluation of the aftercare funding programme

This evaluation shows that the Aftercare Funding Programme filled a critical gap in the gambling harms care pathway by strengthening the long-term recovery sector, building provider capacity and partnerships and generating evidence to inform future commissioning and policy decisions.

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