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Public health measures to slow and contain the spread of COVID-19 have included closures of schools, childcare centres, workplaces, retail spaces, and recreational facilities.1 These disruptions mean that many families are facing the challenges of juggling childcare with working from home, or coping with the stress of unemployment and reduced family income. Stress can trigger problematic gambling behaviour2,3 that can also cause harms for family members and concerned significant others, including intimate partner violence4 and emotional distress.5 It will be vital to consider impacts of gambling harm on family members and concerned significant others, in parallel with gambling harm prevention and treatment initiatives.

We have curated recent evidence that may help our stakeholders make informed decisions regarding the relationship between gambling harm and family impacts during COVID-19. 

 

image of a familiy  Key Resources

Rates of family violence among treatment-seeking gamblers and affected others in New Zealand (GREO Research Snapshot)

Guidelines to recognize and support someone with gambling problems (GREO Research Snapshot)

Emotional regulation and coping strategies affect the mental health of family members of people with gambling disorder (GREO Research Snapshot)

What partners of individuals with gambling problems say about their relationship, family life, and parenting (GREO Research Snapshot)

Effective coping strategies for spouses of individuals with substance use or gambling disorder (GREO Research Snapshot)  

The two-way relationship between gambling and family (GREO Research Snapshot)

Family violence, including intimate partner violence, is common among problem gamblers (GREO Research Snapshot) 

Increasing effective coping and social support for family members affected by problem gambling (GREO Research Snapshot)

Factors associated with problem gambling and family violence (GREO Research Snapshot)

Intimate partner violence in patients seeking treatment for problem gambling (GREO Research Snapshot)

Family conflict and financial problems as risk factors for suicide among gamblers (GREO Research Snapshot)

Review of how problem gambling affects partners, family, and friends (GREO Knowledge Snapshot)

 

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Have a specific question about gambling harm and family impacts? Reach out to the GREO team at info@greo.ca.

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 References
1The Canadian Press. What's being done across Canada to fight COVID-19. Canada’s National Observer. Available from: www.nationalobserver.com/2020/04/14/news/whats-being-done-across-canada-fight-covid-19

2Wood RTA, Griffiths MD. A qualitative investigation of problem gambling as an escape‐based coping strategy. Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice. 2007;80(1):107-25.

3Bergevin T, Gupta R, Derevensky J, Kaufman F. Adolescent gambling: Understanding the role of stress and coping. Journal of Gambling Studies. 2006;22(2):195-208. Available from: link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10899-006-9010-z

4Dowling N, Suomi A, Jackson A, Lavis T, Patford J, Cockman S, et al. Problem gambling and intimate partner violence: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Trauma Violence and Abuse. 2016;17(1):43-61.

5Krishnan M, Orford J. Gambling and the family: From the stress‐coping‐support perspective. International Gambling Studies. 2002;2(1):61-83.

 

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