“Pushing Your Luck” with The Rock Trust & Tinderbox Collective

About the Project The project was created in collaboration with the young people/game designers from Rock Trust with support from Fast Forward and Tinderbox Collective. Our team thrive in collaborating with other charities and organisations who share similar passions and ethos to Fast Forward. When we got the opportunity to work together, we jumped at…

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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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Global Trends in Gambling Regulation Network Meeting, December 2024

16th December 2024 Update and Recording Link The Scottish Gambling Education Network (SGEN) exists to bring together practitioners and organisations from a variety of education and health settings, with the aim to share best practices, provide support and help establish, sustain and improve gambling education and prevention provision across Scotland. We welcome youth workers, teachers,…

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New podcast series – Nadine’s Story

11th December 2024 We’re excited to share that we’ve just launched the Scottish Gambling Education Hub’s  latest “Let’s Hae a Wee Blether Aboot Gambling in Scotland” podcast. Nadine Ashworth joined our team recently to take us through her journey from the lows, where she felt helpless and unable to stop gambling, right through to the…

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Betting on shelter: the hidden cost of gambling harm on those experiencing homelessness

Research shows that gambling harm is more prevalent among those experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness. Recognising that the links between gambling harm and homelessness were not being considered in Scotland, Fast Forward and Simon Community Scotland decided to form a partnership to tackle this issue together.  Being leading harm reduction organisations in our…

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Gambling & Gaming – are you being played?

27th March 2024 “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…

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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. Our Scottish Gambling Education Hub delivered sessions with their practitioners, as well as working with the young people who developed the…

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New podcast alert! Steph Shilton’s story

Our next podcast on gambling harms 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…

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2023 Scottish Gambling Education Conference report now available

We are delighted to share the report from the 2023 Scottish Gambling Education Conference. This year’s theme was ‘Engaging Community Voices.’ We hosted the event at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Thurs 16 November 2023. We would like to extend sincere thanks to all of you who contributed to making the day such a success…

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