An educational initiative run by Epic Risk Management, a gambling harm minimization consultant, seen by nearly 35,000 students in 2021/22.
The workshop, funded independently of the gambling industry, aims to educate students about the potential risks of betting and gaming and to provide advice on how to seek help with problematic gaming behavior. ..
Schools in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland received sessions either directly or through online sources.
A total of 34,758 students from 191 schools participated in the session.
Launched in September 2021 and co-created with addiction and mental health experts WHYSUP and Teen Tips, Epic’s Gambling Harm Education Program gives a total of 13,821 students from 84 state schools free of charge. I received a session.
Patrick Foster, Head of Education and CSR Delivery for Epic Risk, said: management.
“For all of us promoting, it’s most likely to come home to come to you and say,” Understand that someone is at home who is really struggling with this and what they are doing. It is a student who says “I am.” ‘Or’ I’m struggling with this myself. This allows me to think about my actions and we can support them. “
Foster added that due to the pandemic influence, Epic wanted to offer more face-to-face sessions rather than providing online material.
“The impact of face-to-face delivery and someone standing in front of the audience was very obvious to us this year,” Foster continued. “Part of it is Covid’s legacy, and the school had to digest a great deal of material through online resources.”
“As a result, we plan to offer more face-to-face sessions in the future, but we understand that there are also digital distribution locations because they provide so much reach and can be done instantly.”
