This guideline from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom provides recommendations for identifying, assessing, and treating gambling-related harms. The intended audience is providers and practitioners in the healthcare, social care, and criminal justice systems. The content addresses people who experience gambling-related harms (or who use gambling treatment and gambling support services) and affected others. Sections of the guideline include detailed recommendations, rationale and impact of the recommendations, and recommendations for research. There are also related tools and resources, as well as separate supporting evidence reviews for each area of recommendation.
The recommendations are organized by the following categories:
- Case identification, initial support, referral and assessment
- Information and support
- Models of care and service delivery
- Improving access to treatment
- Treatment of gambling-related harms
- Relapse and ongoing support
- Interventions and support for families and affected others
