Event Date : 26-May-202610:30am

Closing at 24-May-202611:30am

Organizer : RSL NSW

Venue : Virtual information session

Address : Virtual

Convenor : Cath Allen, RSL NSW (callen@rslnsw.org.au)

Offering two (2) virtual one (1) hour webinars on Tuesday 26 May & Thursday 28 May

Project Description

This Community Education Project of the Gambling Impact Society (GIS) aims to:
• Increase community awareness and education about gambling harms
• Create an informed and empathetic community to reduce stigma
• Reduce barriers to support for those affected by gambling harms
• Promote self-help and professional support to those affected
• Value the experience and role of consumers (those affected by gambling harms) in being peer leaders in individual recovery and community education

Event Description
By the end of the Consumer Voices education session participants will:
• Have explored the lived experience of someone who has experienced gambling harms and/or a Gambling Disorder (DSM5)
• Identified early warning signs of gambling becoming a problem
• Had an opportunity to discuss the issues raised
• Have increased awareness of gambling harms
• Have reflected upon how gambling harms impact individuals, families and communities
• Identified sources of help for people experiencing gambling harms