Publication library

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.

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.

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.

This research explores children and young people’s views and attitudes towards gambling marketing in Great Britain, using survey data from 3,260 participants aged 11–24.

This visual summary shares key findings from an evidence review on gambling-related harm among children and young people, designed to be clear, engaging, and accessible for young audiences.

This report evaluates the Improving Outcomes Fund which supports community-led, culturally responsive projects to reduce gambling harms among women and minority ethnic and religious communities. It also provides recommendations for future commissioners and the wider gambling system.

This synthesis report compiles key insights and learnings from GambleAware’s stigma reduction marketing campaign, summarising the strategies implemented, and impact achieved over time. It also offers recommendations to guide future behaviour change campaigns aiming to reduce gambling harm.

Learnings from the Mobilising Local Systems (MLS) programme aimed to strengthen multi-agency working across nine regional boards in England, Scotland and Wales to build a more integrated support system for gambling-related harms (GRH). This report features nine case studies which are intended to highlight creative and transformative practice within each local area. You can also view an animation which summarises the MLS programme learnings.

These reports and resources present the findings of research conducted within the LGBTQ+ community to understand the gambling behaviour and harms experienced by the community, along with their demand for advice, support and treatment. They look to explore links between gambling behaviour and other factors such as sense of community, discrimination and abuse, mental health, and other potentially harmful behaviours such as smoking, alcohol use or taking drugs.

This State of the Nation report brings together evidence from both GambleAware funded studies as well as relevant research from other sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the evidence on gambling related harms among children and young people in Great Britain.