Roma community toolkit launched!

We are delighted to publish our Roma toolkit, coproduced with women from within the community, to help anyone supporting the Roma community around gambling harm. Through our partnership with The Space, we knew that members of the Roma community in Scotland were already at risk of gambling harm, even though virtually no research had been carried…

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Gambling strain on cash and relationships for young gamers

Survey reveals impact of high-cost video game purchases A survey by Young Scot and Fast Forward has revealed the financial toll of in-game purchases with nearly a quarter of young gamers admitting to gambling while playing video games. The survey, which assessed gaming habits over the past year, found that 91% of the 406 respondents…

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Gambling & Gaming – are you being played?

“Parents and carers feel stuck in a vulnerable position, wanting to safeguard their children from potential harm when they spend in digital games, while tolerating their access to gaming because of the social benefits.”                                                  Between Gaming and Gambling – ESRC Report We often have a perceived idea of gambling. What it means, what…

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Youth Fund Showcase: ‘Chasing the dream’ short film

Check out the latest Youth Fund project developed by Irvine Media Club, a group of young people in North Ayrshire. Irvine Media Club is a group of young filmmakers run by Ayrshire Film Company. We delivered sessions with their practitioners, as well as working with the young people who developed the film. Their ‘Chasing the…

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Meet our newest trustee – Gillian McNeil

Please join us in welcoming our newest board member, Gillian McNeil who joined us in August last year. Gillian has a degree in English and History, as well as post graduate degree in Primary Education, and a master degree in Educational Leadership which includes Scotland’s Qualification for Headship (she is also toying with the idea…

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New podcast alert! Steph Shilton’s story

Our next podcast has just dropped and we were incredibly fortunate to have had the lovely Steph Shilton come speak to us.  Steph is married to Peter Shilton, the most capped English footballer of all time, and spoke to her experiences as an affected other of her husband’s gambling. Hear a story of love and…

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