The Association of Directors of Public Health, Yorkshire and the Humber presents: A Public Health Framework for Preventing and Reducing Gambling Harms in Y&H – Launch Webinar
Our vision:
‘In Yorkshire & the Humber, we want a future where no one experiences gambling harm’*
Gambling is a multi-billion-pound industry in Great Britain and has wide ranging and unequal impacts on people and communities – presenting a public health priority. Much more needs to be done to prevent gambling harm – and to protect future generations from the damaging and unequal impacts on mental health, finances, relationships and family life, and which are often hidden from view.
Aims:
This webinar, hosted by the Y&H Association of Directors of Public Health, launched ‘A Public Health Framework for Preventing and Reducing Gambling Harms in Yorkshire and the Humber: A guide for local action’; an updated second edition of a comprehensive framework that aims to guide effective and evidence-based practice.
We heard from a range of speakers on the topic, explored several case studies, and presented the newly launched framework with a practical ‘how to’ demonstration. There was also opportunity for Q&A.
Audience:
Like the framework, this webinar was for anyone interested in, or working to prevent, harm from gambling in their community. We invite bookings from those working in the public and voluntary sector, in public health or other local authority and community services. Individuals working in alcohol, mental health or financial support services may also find this relevant.
Find out more about gambling harm as a public health priority, and how we can all contribute to positive change – join us on Monday 16th December 2024, from 10.15am-12.00 online.
Topics:
- The evolution of our approach to gambling harm prevention – what has changed and why?
- The value of sharing local practice on gambling harm – lessons learned.
- Case studies from local authorities – Leeds City Council and Wakefield Council
Speakers include:
Greg Fell - Director of Public Health, Sheffield City Council & President, UK Association of Directors of Public Health
Dr May van Schalkwyk - Specialist Doctor in Public Health Medicine & Honorary Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Dr Jenny Blythe, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London
Christus Ferneyhough – Public Health Registrar, Wakefield Council & NHS England
Sue Duckworth – Principal Licensing Officer, Leeds City Council
Magdalena Boo – Head of Public Health (Drugs, Alcohol, Safer Communities), Leeds City Council
Position statement:
None of the speakers at this event represent or are known to be affiliated with any unhealthy commodity industries including gambling.
Please note:
Registrations from representatives of unhealthy commodity industries including gambling will not be accepted.
Funding statement: The review and update of this framework, and coordination of this webinar, has been part of a Y&H ADPH 3-year programme to prevent and reduce gambling harm funded by a regulatory settlement. Regulatory settlement funds are payment in lieu of a financial penalty the Gambling Commission might otherwise impose for breach of a licence condition. The project remit was approved by the Gambling Commission with no involvement of the UK gambling operator. There has been no gambling industry involvement in any part of this webinar or related programme. More information on this type of funding can be found here: What are Regulatory Settlement funds? (gamblingcommission.gov.uk)
*Vision developed by Y&H Gambling Harms Community of Improvement, Y&H ADPH. As referenced in the Framework. (2024)
Link to the Public Health Framework for Preventing and Reducing Gambling Harms in Yorkshire and the Humber: A Public Health Framework for Preventing and Reducing Gambling Harms in Yorkshire and the Humber
Applying a commercial determinants of health perspective to gambling harm prevention - Dr May van Schalkwyk
16 December 2024
Levers and Barriers to Local Authorities adopting public health interventions to address gambling harms - Jenny Blythe
16 December 2024
Introduction to the new Framework – redevelopment and a tour of the guide - Simone Arratoonian + Victoria Musialek
16 December 2024
