Gambling Related Harm Forum
Project Status
Completed
Chief Investigator
Siggi Zapart
Project Coordinator
Siggi Zapart, Andrew Reid
Team Member
Fiona Haigh
Project Rationale
Gambling and its health and social consequences concern all countries. Gambling-related harms affect individuals, families, communities and society as a whole. Gambling causes widespread, significant direct and indirect harm to individuals and non-gamblers – particularly through electronic gaming machines. In Australia, Fairfield loses $1.3million a day through poker machines.
Project Aim/s
- To engage with service providers in Fairfield
- To start the dialogue of gambling as a public health issue
- To education and training to better support clients
Project Design and Method
- Forum
- Education and training