Day 2 presentations
Morning session, The Pier
Advancements in online self-directed programs to reduce gambling harm, Associate Professor Nicki Dowling and Dr Simone Rodda
Gambling harm; a New Zealand perspective, Paula Snowden, Chief Executive Officer, Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand
Canada’s low-risk drinking guidelines: Lessons learned for the gambling guidelines, Dr Catherine Paradis, Senior Research and Policy Analyst, Canadian Center on Substance Abuse
Developing low-risk gambling guidelines, Dr Matthew Young, Senior Research and Policy Analyst, Canadian Center on Substance Abuse
Afternoon streams 1, Deakin University
Financial counselling
The role of the Financial and Consumer Rights Council in advocacy, Sandy Ross, Financial and Consumer Rights Council (FCRC)
Partnership between financial counselling and therapeutic counselling teams, Sue Battle and Sandra Luxford, La Trobe Community Health
My Moola: Does improving Indigenous financial literacy affect gambling behaviours?, Amanda Young, First Nations Foundation
Regional and rural
NSW Warruwi program insights, Brian Dennison, Office of Responsible Gambling – NSW, Kerindy Clarke, NSW Aboriginal Safe Gambling, Harry Beckers, Northern River Community Gateway
The development of a Hub and Spoke Model in Warrnambool Victoria, Katrina Crothers and Claire Browne, Gambler’s Help, Bethany, Vicky Northe and Anthony Kennedy, Alfred Health, Jay Robinson and Nicolas Place, Southwest Health Care
The fundamental need for partnership and collaboration to build capacity in our regional communities, Wilma McAllister, UnitingCare Queensland
Diverse populations
The social costs of gambling harm in CALD communities, Dr Sundram Sivamalai, Ethnic Communities Council Victoria and VMC, Lyn Dundon, Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria, Gulhan Eryegit Yoldas, Alsiraat College
Peer support service for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people affected by gambling problems – the efforts, the risks and the benefits, Enaam Oudih, PEACE Multicultural Gambling Help Services, Memoona Rafique, PEACE Multicultural Gambling Help Services, Relationships Australia
Social and emotional wellbeing hub, Raelene Stephens, Mallee District Aboriginal Services
Criminal justice and gambling
Is gambling an issue for your client?, Anastasia Sagris Desmond,Tracey Collins, Pam Mutton and Suzan Gencay, Gambler’s Help Southern
Afternoon streams 2, Deakin University
Groups and systems
Wise choices – Acceptance and commitment therapy group at Connect Health and Community, Gretta Daley and Fiona McBain, Gambler’s Help Southern
Gambling and comorbidity
Common and distinct brain pathways in gambling and cocaine use disorders: New evidence from a neuroimaging study, Valentina Lorenzetti, Antonio Verdejo-Garcia, Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences
Comorbidity of gambling and mental illness, Dr Victoria Manning, Turning Point/Eastern Health and Monash University
South Australian Rural and Remote Gambling Service: A hybrid face to face and tele-psychology pilot, Dr Quentin Black, Ms Elly Gannon, Mr Patrick Carey, PsychMed