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This gambling harms inequalities framework aims to collate and synthesise information, predominantly from GambleAware funded research, on inequalities in gambling harm to understand the underlying causes or specific drivers of gambling harms. Importantly, this framework demonstrates how different factors intersect to show the numerous and broader impacts of gambling harm.

This report is an executive summary for the gambling harms inequalities framework, which aims to collate and synthesise information, predominantly from GambleAware funded research, on inequalities in gambling harm to understand the underlying causes or specific drivers of gambling harms. Importantly, this framework demonstrates how different factors intersect to show the numerous and broader impacts of gambling harm.

This report explores how people who experience gambling harms are affected by stigma and discrimination. Drawing on new survey data, the study examines public attitudes, internalised stigma, and how stigma impacts different demographic groups. It also looks at how stigma may shape access to treatment and support services, and its links with health and wellbeing.

People affected by gambling harms often face stigma and discrimination, which can increase their psychological distress and discourage them from seeking help. This research programme explored how stigma affects people experiencing gambling harms, identified groups most impacted, and developed recommendations to reduce stigma and its harmful effects.

This report presents a critical discourse analysis examining how people who experience gambling harms are portrayed in contemporary British media, politics, and public discourse.

This report explores how people in Great Britain who experience gambling-related harms are affected by stigma and discrimination.

This report explores the gap between the people experiencing harm from gambling and those able to access formal support. The role of digital interventions is considered in the context of their ability to reach individuals who may otherwise be unable or unwilling to access formal treatment, with a particular focus on the new GambleAware Support Tool app.

This synopsis summarises the execution and evaluation of the second burst of the ‘Let’s Open Up About Gambling’ stigma reduction campaign launched by GambleAware on the 21 November 2023. 

Ipsos conducted secondary analysis of the Gambling Perceived Stigma Scale (GPSS) and Gambling Experienced Stigma Scale (GESS) for GambleAware.

This synopsis summarises the key insights that informed GambleAware's 2023 burst of the, 'Let's open up about gambling' Stigma reduction campaign, which aimed to reduce stigma around gambling harms and encourage help-seeking behaviour.