Publications
Publications
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Practice Guidelines for Cross-sector Collaboration
August 2014
Download "Practice Guidelines for Cross-sector Collaboration" (PDF — 216.8 KB)Many people struggling with gambling often experience co-occurring conditions. When they do come into contact with services it is often for other concerns such as drug, alcohol or mental health issues. Related problems and behaviours can also involve the justice system and other services such as family services. The inter-related nature of the issues surrounding problem gambling, and those affected by it, require an integrated and collaborative response from the service system.
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Help yourself – A self-help guide to overcoming gambling problems
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — July 2014
Download "Help yourself – A self-help guide to overcoming gambling problems" (PDF — 1.5 MB)This guide is designed for you, to help yourself. It is for people who want to change their gambling patterns, reduce their gambling, or stop gambling completely.
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Gambling and the workplace
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — May 2014
Download "Gambling and the workplace" (PDF — 1.4 MB)This discussion paper explores the effects gambling can have on the workplace and considers the role employers can play to help prevent problem gambling and promote responsible gambling.
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A qualitative investigation of the experiences, attitudes and beliefs about gambling in Chinese and Tamil communities in Victoria
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — May 2014
Download "A qualitative investigation of the experiences, attitudes and beliefs about gambling in Chinese and Tamil communities in Victoria" (PDF — 1.3 MB)This study explores the experiences, attitudes and beliefs of individuals from Chinese and Tamil backgrounds toward gambling. The researchers investigated the role of gambling in the two communities, and how the migration experience had impacted upon gambling attitudes and participation.
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Seeking help for gambling problems
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — April 2014
Download "Seeking help for gambling problems" (PDF — 504.2 KB)This discussion paper provides an overview of research relating to help seeking for, and recovery from, problem gambling, as well as research on the types of help that are available and their effectiveness.
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Complex lives: co-occurring conditions of problem gambling
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — April 2014
Download "Complex lives: co-occurring conditions of problem gambling" (PDF — 301.9 KB)This background paper provides a summary of existing evidence about the co-occurrence of problem gambling with other conditions, such as mental illnesses, substance use disorders, other health conditions, family issues and social problems. Understanding the conditions that occur alongside problem gambling can assist in providing services for problem gamblers, even if the specific causal pathways are not well understood.
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Comorbid problem gambling in substance users seeking treatment
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — February 2014
Download "Comorbid problem gambling in substance users seeking treatment" (PDF — 706.9 KB)This research provided an estimate of the prevalence of pathological and problem gambling among people in treatment for substance use problems and explored gambling problems among those seeking treatment for substance use.
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An Introduction to Gambler's Help for GPs
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — January 2014
Download "An Introduction to Gambler's Help for GPs" (PDF — 948.5 KB)This document provides an introduction to the issue of gambling in our community and the service system, led by the Gambler’s Help sector, which provides help to those affected by gambling.
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The relationship between gambling, significant life events, co-morbidity and associated social factors
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — November 2013
Download "The relationship between gambling, significant life events, co-morbidity and associated social factors" (PDF — 852.8 KB)This qualitative study examined how levels of gambling and gambling-related problems are affected by significant life events, psychological co-morbidities and any related social factors amongst people who gamble recreationally and people who experience problems related to their gambling.
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Annual report 2012–2013
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — October 2013
Download "Annual report 2012–2013" (PDF — 4.2 MB)
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Cognitive versus exposure therapy for problem gambling: A pilot randomised controlled trial
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — July 2013
Download "Cognitive versus exposure therapy for problem gambling: A pilot randomised controlled trial" (PDF — 708.7 KB)This report documents the findings of a pilot randomised control trial of exposure therapy and cognitive therapy for the treatment of problem gambling.
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Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform inquiry into the advertising and promotion of gambling services in sport
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — March 2013
Download "Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform inquiry into the advertising and promotion of gambling services in sport" (PDF — 231.6 KB)On 4 March 2013, the Foundation made a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee inquiry into the advertising and promotion of gambling services in sport. The Committee's final report references the Foundation's submission multiple times. In particular, it highlights the Foundation's concerns that children under 11 years have difficulty distinguishing between advertising and program content.
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Problem gambling and the criminal justice system
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — January 2013
Download "Problem gambling and the criminal justice system" (PDF — 1.3 MB)The Problem gambling and the criminal justice system project gathered data, research and operational intelligence to improve treatment services for offenders in Victoria’s correctional services system. The report makes recommendations to improve awareness of problem gambling issues in the justice system and encourages improvements to screening, recording and treatment practices.
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Predicting problem gambling: a prospective study of the influence of adolescent risk taking and mental health on gambling during emerging adulthood
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — December 2012
Download "Predicting problem gambling: a prospective study of the influence of adolescent risk taking and mental health on gambling during emerging adulthood" (PDF — 356.7 KB)This exploratory study involved 156 participants from the Orygen Adolescent Development Study, and investigates how gender interacts with risk taking behaviours, temperament and psychiatric symptoms.
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The Victorian gambling study – A longitudinal study of gambling and public health: wave three findings
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — December 2012
Download "The Victorian gambling study – A longitudinal study of gambling and public health: wave three findings" (PDF — 1.3 MB)The Victorian Gambling Study is a longitudinal research study on gambling and health in Victoria. This third report from the study presents findings from the 4158 participants who completed three waves of data collection between 2008 and 2011.
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The Victorian gambling study – qualitative component
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — December 2012
Download "The Victorian gambling study – qualitative component" (PDF — 836.9 KB)The Victorian Gambling Study is a longitudinal research study on gambling and health in Victoria. This report presents results from the study's quanlitative component to provide detailed insights into the experiences of those with gambling problems.
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Gamblers tell their stories: an in-depth exploration of lifetime patterns of gambling
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — October 2012
Download "Gamblers tell their stories: an in-depth exploration of lifetime patterns of gambling" (PDF — 574.2 KB)This qualitative study supports existing research on problem gambling, and examines how early life experiences and life events influence gambling patterns and motivations over time.
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Submission to the VCEC inquiry into the social and economic costs of problem gambling
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation — August 2012
Download "Submission to the VCEC inquiry into the social and economic costs of problem gambling" (PDF — 90.3 KB)In 2012, the Foundation made a submission and supplied other information to the Victorian Competition & Efficiency Commission (VCEC) inquiry into the social and economic costs of problem gambling services.
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Conceptualisation of gambling risks and benefits: a socio-cultural study of 100 gamblers
Office of Gaming and Racing, Victorian Government Department of Justice — March 2012
View details for "Conceptualisation of gambling risks and benefits: a socio-cultural study of 100 gamblers" | Download "Conceptualisation of gambling risks and benefits: a socio-cultural study of 100 gamblers" (PDF — 685.7 KB)This qualitative study investigates how gamblers think about gambling. Researchers interviewed 100 adults who had gambled at least once during the previous year.
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Factors affecting youth gambling: a comprehensive model of the antecedents and consequences of gambling in younger people
Office of Gaming and Racing, Victorian Government — December 2011
Download "Factors affecting youth gambling: a comprehensive model of the antecedents and consequences of gambling in younger people" (PDF — 1.7 MB)This study investigated a range of factors associated with gambling related problems among young people.