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Showcasing Impactful Practices case study report and animation

Author: The Tavistock Institute Published: December 2025
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Summary

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 below.

Topics covered

  • The case studies are based on qualitative data from interviews.
  • Interviewees included delivery leads, partner organisations, and professionals from participating services, including people with lived experience of gambling harm.
  • Some case studies also draw on evaluation data provided by the local delivery areas, including event feedback surveys, participant reflections and other supporting evidence.

Key findings

  • The case studies are intended to highlight creative and transformative practice within each local area.
  • They illustrate how MLS programme funding has supported increases in awareness of gambling-related harm, strengthened partnership working across local authorities, treatment services and other stakeholders, and improved referral pathways.
  • Together, these changes aim to create more responsive local systems and better outcomes for people affected by GRH.

Showcasing Impactful Practices summary animation

This accompanying animation was created by The Tavistock Institute to summarise the MLS programme learnings.

Watch the animation on YouTube

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Learning digest: factors influencing multi-agency working to address gambling-related harms (GRH) in Great Britain
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