Research and policy
We’re hiring – join the Fast Forward team!
Fast Forward is now hiring for the role of Project Officer in the Scottish Gambling Education Hub! We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as a trainer – the role will have a focus on working with practitioners, partner organisations, and groups of young people in the youth work and informal education sector. For…
Read MoreGuest blog: Susan from the Scottish Women’s Convention on gambling stigma and discrimination for women
In this blog, Susan McKellar from the Scottish Women’s Convention shares a take on their roundtable event on women and gambling harm. The event invited women to share their personal experiences of gambling and its impacts, as well as discuss broader societal narratives around women and gambling. There is still a lot of stigma around…
Read MoreDetails from the Gambling Harms and Homelessness networking event on 20 Jan
Our first networking event in partnership with Simon Community Scotland brought individuals working in the gambling harms and homelessness sectors together. You can view highlights from the day in the video below. Throughout the event different speakers brought their expertise to build a picture around the intersectionality of gambling harms and homelessness. Adrian Bailey…
Read MoreGuest blog: Georgina from includem on embedding gambling in staff training and induction
In this blog, Georgina Aitchison (Learning & Development Co-ordinator) from includem shares their journey towards including gambling in their work, and setting up a staff induction training partnership with the Hub. At includem we had a member of staff attend the Gambling Harms training (Nicola Galloway) and felt this was hugely beneficial to use with…
Read MoreReport from Fast Forward’s Scottish Gambling Education Conference
It was wonderful to welcome so many of you to our first annual conference ‘Inspiring the next steps in gambling education’. We wish to say a huge thank you to all of our speakers, panel members and workshop leads. Your voices brought such compassion and knowledge to the day, we couldn’t have done it without…
Read MoreOur Gambling Education Toolkit 2022 is now available
We are delighted to launch the 2022 edition of our Gambling Education Toolkit! This edition includes updated research, delves a bit deeper into some influences and motivations around gambling behaviour (Section 2.2.2). It also highlights stigma around gambling (p. 32). It also includes new activities such as: What’s In the Box? Supports participants to picture…
Read MoreDetails from the Scottish Gambing Education Network meeting on 29 Sept
The third network webinar of 2022 was on 29 Sept, and focused on ‘New Technologies in Gambling’. This was our most popular event yet – thanks to so many of you for attending and engaging. Speakers highlighted the increasing popularity of cryptocurrency and the risk of harm, as well as new developments in self-exclusion technology.…
Read MoreNew Survey for Scottish Students – Share your views on gambling, gaming and cryptocurency
Are you currently a student at a university or college in Scotland? If so, we want to hear what you think about gambling, cryptocurrency, and the connections between gambling and gaming like loot boxes. We also want to know what you think should be done to support students and prevent harm from gambling and related…
Read MoreCryptocurrency: What is it, and is it linked to gambling?
In this post, we explain what cryptocurrency is, and its connections to gambling. Cryptocurrency is an increasingly visible and mainstream product. It’s endorsed by celebrities, and is heavily promoted by influencers on TikTok, YouTube, and other social media. It’s also popular with young people – nearly a fifth of 16-24 year olds report owning crypto. However, cryptocurrency…
Read MoreDetails from the Scottish Gambling Education Network meeting on 26 May
The second network webinar of 2022 was on 26 May, and focused on the links between gambling, gaming, and disability. This was Fran Howard’s debut as our Project Manager – thanks to so many of you for turning out and making it a success. Rosemary McKenzie & Anne MacLeod (Department for Work and Pensions) Rosemary…
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