who will benefit and why?
Veterans and their families
Identification of the origin of veterans’ gambling harms.
Individualised help and support.
Empirically validated treatments and approaches for veterans and affected others.
Availability of a new, evidence-based approach to understanding and supporting veterans’ gambling harms.
Practical support and guidance Raised awareness and identification of early warning signs of gambling harm in-service or after leaving Armed Forces.
Development and expansion of gambling and wellbeing support services
Addiction, mental health and armed forces charities
Best-practice guidelines (veterans’ gambling screening, debt/financial management, mental health, transition services).
Manualised assessment and treatment protocols.
Cluster and network-led expertise.
Access to hardcopy and online resources.
Increased appreciation of how best to undertake screening and provide support within their services.
Expanded expertise and awareness of gambling harm and related challenges among veterans.
policy makers and mod
Rate, nature and extent of gambling harm among veterans.
Where the investment in help and support is needed.
Identification of in-service risk factors and transition-focused support.
First-hand data on the timelines and pathways involved in veterans’ gambling; press releases, questions, and briefing papers for Ministers and civil servants.
Contribution to legislative change and debate.
Access to a growing database.
clinicians and acedemics
Data evaluating and implementing GTA-V in specific cohorts.
Empirical outputs in journals and at conferences.
Academic oversight and peer-reviewed evaluation of the approach.
Requests to share materials and design follow-up studies.
Increased citations of outputs.
Expanded international collaborative networks.
Greater use of GTA-V in clinical settings.
public
Increased awareness of how to protect those vulnerable to gambling harm.
Understanding of trigger questions and gambling screening.
Knowledge of treatment and support available.
Raised awareness of veterans’ gambling and of the profile of Swansea University, Adferiad, and of the funder.
Increased engagement and use of project resources.
Better recognition of help and support options available to veterans specifically and gambling generally.
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