Where Gambling and Gaming Meet
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Course outline:
Recent media reports have highlighted that a student in every secondary class has a gambling issue. Gambling continues to be promoted to children and young adults by some role models despite reported rises in gambling addictions and their mental health impact. The mechanisms used in some games such as loot boxes see a blurred line with gambling, which is also reflected in this session. In the online world, gambling sites play their part in drawing in children and young people and in a recent report The Children’s Commissioner for England commented that ‘We’ll look back in 20 years and be horrified by what our children were exposed to’.
This webinar aims to provide raised awareness of gaming and gambling. Our expert speakers discuss why this safeguarding issue is a growing concern and how to talk to children about this and access help and support.
Training topics will include:
- Why gaming and gambling harms are a growing concern
- How to access help and support
- How to start conversations
Learning outcomes:
- The work of Ygam.org
- Why gaming and gambling harms are a growing concern
- How to access help and support
- How to start conversations
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Speaker: Patrick Foster, Director of Gam-Ed
Patrick Foster is a former professional cricketer, insurance broker and schoolteacher whose life was shattered by a pathological gambling addiction that brought him to the verge of taking his own life in March 2018.
Using his experience, he works with schools, companies and individuals, young and old, raising awareness of the dangers of gambling and associated risk-taking behaviours. By sharing his own story, he hopes to help others identify if they, or someone around them, are experiencing addiction or mental health problems and inspire them to reach out for help.
Patrick is an ambassador for the Mintridge Foundation, a registered charity dedicated to enhancing life skills in young people through sport, building resilience and confidence through sport, and creating awareness of the importance of mental and physical wellbeing.
He is the author of bestselling book Might Bite: The Secret Life of a Gambling Addict, his brutally honest account of over a decade of pathological gambling addiction to recovery and beyond.
