Research programs and activities

The aim of the Foundation's research program is to build our understanding of gambling harm and we manage a range of research programs and activities that align with our current research directions.

Study of gambling and health in Victoria

The study of gambling and health in Victoria report presents findings from a 2014 exploration into participation in gambling in Victoria and the prevalence of problem and at-risk gambling. 

Victorian gambling study

This three-year longitudinal study explores gambling in Victoria from a public health perspective.

Each year the Foundation's Grants for Gambling Research Program explores different topics related to gambling, including gambling environments, normalisation, young people, stigma, vulnerable populations and responsible gambling. 

The Foundation funds research that explores areas of strategic relevance to the gambling harm reduction sector including:

• Assessing gambling-related harm in Victoria: a public health perspective
  
• The social cost of gambling to Victoria
• Problem gambling in people seeking treatment for mental illness
• Problem gambling treatment trial
  

Our discussion papers are summaries of research exploring key issues concerning gambling harm reduction. This includes gambling among young people, responsible gambling, using a public health approach to reduce gambling harm, risk factors for problem gambling and the hidden harms from low and moderate risk gambling. Read more.

The Grants for Clinical Research on Gambling Program funded five projects on gambling treatment and recovery.