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The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation is a statutory authority created by the Victorian Parliament to address the challenge of gambling harm in the Victorian community.
We work with partners and communities to inform people about the risks of gambling, and to provide support to those who need it, including people affected by someone else’s gambling.
Reducing harm
We fund and work closely with organisations across Victoria to provide free and confidential Gambler’s Help services to people experiencing harm from their own or someone else’s gambling.
We take a public health approach to our work, which means we focus on prevention, early intervention and support for those who are particularly vulnerable to gambling harm as well as those living in regional and rural communities.
For professionals
Our professional development centre offers learning and development opportunities for Gambler's Help staff and professionals in related sectors. We provide information and resources to help health and welfare professionals identify people experiencing harm from their own, or a significant other's, gambling and more effectively respond to their needs.
Research
The main aim of our research program is to build our understanding of gambling harm. Each year the Foundation identifies new areas of gambling to research and in addition to awarding research grants, we commission major research projects so that we can learn more about how gambling affects our community.
Resources
We provide information to community groups, local government and the public about gambling and its regulation in Victoria.
We also support Victorians to participate in regulatory and other processes relating to gambling, including licensing and planning processes associated with electronic gaming machines.

Presentations

Prevention of problem gambling, Dr Rob Williams

Neuroscience and addiction, Dr Luke Clark

Support services for multicultural communities

Don't bet your life, Australia Vietnamese Women's Association

Win back your life, Victorian Arabic Social Services

Everyone has the strength to apply change, Arabic Welfare Incorporated

Towards a gendered understanding of gambling prevention in immigrant and refugee communities, Multicultural Centre for Women

Prevention programs

Gambling's not a game: programs for sporting clubs and schools, Sally Gissing and Matthew Torcasio

Clayton Canvas: An innovative program to reduce gambling harm in Clayton, Liz O'Loughlin

In-venue support

What is a Venue Support Worker? Rationale for venue support program, Rob Wootton

The changing gambling environment in venues, Belinda Opie

Self-exclusion: Transition to a new support model and the effective use of SE for clinicians, Mick Field

Group work

See you at the group: a therapy group for gamblers, Vera Semjonov and Suzy Adler

WINGS: Women in Nurturing Group Support, Georgina Bedford

Group Work for mandated clients, Lee Palmer

Innovation in interventions

Consumer perspectives, Kathriye Strassnick

Cross-sector collaboration, Rhonda Nelson

Metaphors and imagery in problem gambling counselling, Letty Tumbaga

Working with affected others, Professor Jim Orford and Kate Roberts

Exposure therapy, Professor Malcolm Battersby

An introduction to psychotherapy and how it can be applied to the treatment of gambling, Tony Clarkson

Working with mental health comorbidities in gambling, Jenny Makros and Vicky Northe