Enhancing support provided to family and affected others in New Zealand gambling services: An exploratory mixed methods study

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Author(s): Palmer du Preez, Katie ; Lowe, Giulia ; Mauchline, Laura ; Janicot, Stéphane ; Henry, Nathan ; Garrett, Nick ; Landon, Jason

Publisher: Auckland University of Technology, Gambling and Addictions Research Centre

Year Published: 2020

Date Added: September 09, 2022

Resource Type: Research report

This report outlines research on support for family and affected others of another person's gambling. The research explores existing knowledge of support for affected others harmed by gambling. It focuses on support services in New Zealand. The report also provides recommendations for improving gambling support services. Findings from the research include:

Support for affected others is informed by many understandings of addiction
Current harm reduction support services focus on the gambler and are clinical driven S
upport for affected others focused on the individual with little evidence of services including couples or families

Recommendations from the report include:

Establish and support partnerships with Māori at all levels of gambling harm reduction
Māori and Indigenous approaches can provide a useful model for including family in harm reduction and treatment
Expand knowledge on affected others' experiences and views of gambling harm and recovery to inform support services

Citation: Palmer du Preez, K., Lowe, G., Mauchline, L. R., Janicot, S., Henry, N., Garrett, N., & Landon, J. (2020). Enhancing support provided to family and affected others in New Zealand gambling services: An exploratory mixed methods study. Auckland, NZ: Auckland University of Technology, Gambling and Addictions Research Centre. Available from: https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/enhancing-support-provided-family-and-affected-others-new-zealand-gambling-services-exploratory

Keywords: affected others ; Concerned Significant Other (CSO) ; family ; family impacts ; gambling harm ; gambling support ; harm reduction ; harms ; interventions ; Māori ; mixed methods ; support services ; treatment

Topics: Family and Friends ; Gambling Related Harms ; Gambling Resources ; Information for Operators ; Information for Treatment Providers ; Prevention

Conceptual Framework Factors: Cultural Factors ; Resources - Harm Reduction, Prevention, and Protection ; Social - Family and Peer Gambling Involvement ; Resources - Service Access and Use ; Social Factors ; Gambling Resources ; Cultural - Ethnicity and Traditions ; Resources - Interventions

Geographic Coverage: New Zealand

Source: Ministry of Health [New Zealand]

Source Type: Academic