Starting conversations about harmful gambling with ethnic minority women
Women from Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities are under-represented in gambling addiction treatment services. We will interview women from BAME communities who have received treatment for gambling harm about how to reduce barriers, improve accessibility, knowledge, and address stigma around gambling treatment. We will also use sport-based family fun days to inform, educate and support women from BAME communities about how to recognise gambling harm and where to seek support. This project will provide insight into how to reach women from BAME communities experiencing gambling harm, and how to design and advertise services that BAME women feel comfortable accessing.
The project lead is Dr Emily Arden-Close at Bournemouth University.
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Blog: Starting conversations about harmful gambling with ethnic minority women
Women from minority ethnic communities are under-represented in gambling addiction treatment services in Britain, although prevalence of gambling harm may be higher in these communities than in the general population. This project comprised: (1) A co-design study with women from minority ethnic groups who had received treatment for gambling-related harms to explore barriers to access and ways to overcome them; and (2) testing community-based Family Fun Days as a way to start conversations with women from minority ethnic groups about gambling and gambling harms. Continue reading to learn more