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National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms

Review and re-frame GOALS outreach support service to provide support and tools to upskill community partners to deliver support for gambling harm as part of a holistic approach (BKM)

Delivery
Year 3 (2021 to 2022) - Q1 (Apr to Jun)

Status
Delivered

Enabler
Collaboration

Updates

May 2022

GOALS team have received refresher training to enable them to operate efficiently in hybrid community outreach work.

Soft launch of the GOALS programme in Islington has happened, with presence planned in key community hubs for the next 3 months.

Resources to support the GOALS programme are being developed to ensure consistency in providing support.

April 2021

GOALS re-framed in light of Betknowmore UK's move from Newham to Islington. The GOALS toolkit will ber used in new Community Outreach Hub the aim of whitch will be to minimise gambling related harms in Camden and Islington. To be lauched in May 2021.

November 2020

BetKnowMore's GOALS outreach support service is being reviewed to move to a better digital and remote offering to support individuals in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The service previously worked with community partners to deliver support for gambling harms as part of a holistic approach.

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