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National Problem Gambling Provider Forum: Minimizing Harm - Achievements & Future Directions

This forum, held from April 1-3, 2009, focused on minimizing gambling harm in New Zealand. Barbara Phillips, Group Manager, presented past achievements, current challenges, and future goals in problem gambling. Highlights from 2008 included new services, research initiatives, and increasing support for clients. Key issues for 2009 encompassed the strategic plan for 2010-2016, impacts of the global recession, and the need for workforce development. The forum aimed to align public health efforts with gambling prevention strategies and ensure sustainability of services.

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National Problem Gambling Provider Forum: Minimizing Harm - Achievements & Future Directions

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  1. National Problem Gambling Provider Forum1 - 3 April 2009Barbara Phillips Group Manager: Minimising Harm

  2. Past, Present & Future • 2008 Achievements • 2009 key issues • 2010 and beyond

  3. 2008 Highlights • New national co-ordination services established :- - Pacific Fono - Maori Hui - Today’s 3 day forum • Scholarships 1st round awarded

  4. 2008 Highlights Research and Evaluation • Continue to build broad evidence base to inform policy decisions • Projects completed - Barriers to help seeking - Formative investigation into links with crime - Pacific island families longitudinal study - Assessment of social impacts of gambling - PG in NZ from Experience to Effectiveness • An outcomes framework • Service evaluation

  5. 2008 Highlights Research and Evaluation • Projects beginning • Community Harm study • Clinical trial study • Provider initiated research projects

  6. 2008 Highlights Intervention Services • New service specification • Increase in client numbers overall • Facilitation • Follow up • Provider service review

  7. 2008 Highlights Public Health Services • Kiwi Lives Phase two • Library catalogue • Grants check data base • Multi exclusion process • Work place policy tool kit • Survey high NZdep suburbs in Invercargill

  8. 2008 Highlights Stakeholder Relationships • DIA • Gambling Commission • Industry relations • Stakeholder Reference Group • Gambling Research Australia (GRA)

  9. 2009 Key Issues • Draft six year strategic plan 2010 to 2016 • Including a draft 2010 to 2013 service funding plan • Needs assessment update • June/July – Cab 100 process • July/August - Consultation • Sept – Analysis of submissions, recommendations to Ministers, forward doc’s to Commission • October – Commission meeting

  10. 2009 Key Issues • Building on public health prevention focus • Unknown impacts from :- • Global recession • Online gaming (international global lottery/ growing internet options) • Alignment with wider heath sector

  11. 2009 Key Issues • Audit site visits July to Sept • Competencies development both Intervention and Public Health :- • Te Uru Kahikatea – Public Health Workforce Development Plan • For intervention services a competencies development project has begun

  12. 2010 and beyond • The gap between prevalence and presentations • Workforce development • Outcomes framework measurement • Implementing the new strategy and service plan • Sustainability

  13. Thank you

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