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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.

Upcoming community engagement/education events

Aboriginal cultural safety foundational training

11 November 2020, 10 am – 3 pm (with 1-hour lunch break) Community Engagement/Education – 1st Nations

Hosted by VACCHO, this cultural safety training program aims to enhance an organisation’s engagement with Aboriginal communities and their staff members, through building on employee’s cultural knowledge to improve the capacity of their work and its delivery to Aboriginal people. Participants will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to improve engagement with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Through developing a greater understanding of Aboriginal health and wellbeing perspectives, participants will begin the process of critical self-reflection and are able to embed and apply learnings throughout their professional careers and personal lives.

Venue: Online – webinar