Lived Experience of Gambling Harms Community
We are proudly committed to the lived experience community. Here are a number of ways in which we pull together as one team to ensure that their expertise and perspectives remain at the centre of our work.
We know that people are experts on their lived experiences, which is why their engagement and involvement is key to shaping our work and strategy. Since these communities are the beneficiaries, key stakeholders, and participants in our work, those with lived experience of gambling harms must be the centre of all we do at GambleAware. Our strategy explicitly commits to:
“Invest in the development of lived experience networks, ensuring representative diversity and democratic infrastructure allowing networks to speak with a representative voice and to be sustainable and accountable to their membership. [To] Use the expertise within the network to inform our commissioning approach and ensure we are accountable to the very communities our commissioning serves.”
Our Commitment
To help achieve our vision of a society free from gambling harms, we are steered by a clear set of values which guide our behaviour, and shape everything we do.
"It’s essential that the opinions of those with experience of gambling harms guide our work, to ensure we always have their needs in mind.
We are extremely grateful for the work the existing Council has already done."
~ Zoë Osmond, CEO
Lived Experience Engagement
We are always seeking new ways to partner with the lived experience community to achieve our goal of a society free from gambling harms. There are many ways in which we collaborate with the lived experience community, including:
Lived Experience Council
The GambleAware Lived Experience Council (LEC) comprises of up to 12 members with lived experience of gambling harms, including people who have been affected by other people’s gambling.
The purpose of the LEC is to ensure that communities of people with lived experience of harms associated with gambling can provide expert advice on our activities, programmes and strategic development.
Shorter-term opportunities
Individuals with lived experience of gambling harms (including those who are affected others) can register to take part in shorter-term opportunities to contribute to our wider work. Find out more about our opportunities below.
ALERTS
Affected Lived Experience Research, Treatment and Support group (ALERTS) is an independent lived experience group of individuals who have experienced gambling harms and a range of treatment providers within the National Gambling Support Network.
ALERTS use their experiences (and that of other service users) to develop and facilitate open and honest dialogue with treatment providers to understand current treatment pathways and establish what works well.
GLEN
The Gambling Lived Experience Network (GLEN) is “an independent voice raising awareness and support to people with gambling related harms”. It is the largest network representing the community, having achieved charitable status and registration with The Charity Commission, and established governance processes.
Its representatives are visible in the sector and the network reflects very strongly on our commitment to building the capacity and voice of the lived experience community.
Current Lived Experience Opportunities
Lived Experience involvement for testing of GambleAware's App
We'd like to invite individuals between the ages of 18 to 34* - with lived experience of gambling harms - to contribute to the testing of an App under development by GambleAware. You will review the app prototype during a 1 hour teams call, in particular the ‘stay gamble free’ route of the App. To find out more about this opportunity, please see the role description below, and to register your interest, please complete the Expression of Interest form.
The deadline is noon on Wednesday 4th September 2024.
Receive alerts for future opportunities
We place people with lived experience of gambling harms at the centre of the work we do. We welcome the opportunity to partner with people with lived experience – please register to receive alerts when we have new opportunities available.
Privacy policy
For more information on how we will process and store your data see the GambleAware privacy policy available here.
Remuneration and reimbursement policy
To find out more about the remuneration options as well as reimbursement of expenses, please read our policy.
Contact us
If you’d like to contact us about any our open opportunities, or the application process, please send an email to: involvement@gambleaware.org