From pokies to problems, gambling and the impact on community services in Eastern Melbourne : final report summary
Graffam, Joseph and Southgate, Rowena 2005, From pokies to problems, gambling and the impact on community services in Eastern Melbourne : final report summary, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic..
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From pokies to problems, gambling and the impact on community services in Eastern Melbourne : final report summary
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From pokies to problems, gambling and the impact on community services in Eastern Melbourne
Table of Contents Acknowledgements i Executive Summary iii 1 Introduction 1 2 A Comprehensive Review of the Literature 5 -- 2.1 Purported benefits of gambling 5 -- 2.2 Detrimental impacts on individuals and families 6 -- 2.3 Impact on community service organisations 8 -- 2.4 Summary of the literature 10 3 Major Findings 11 -- 3.1 Clients of Gamblers Help Eastern service 11 -- 3.2 Staff of community services 13 -- 3.3 Staff of Gamblers Help Eastern 14 4 Project Methodology 17 -- 4.1 Project participants 17 -- 4.1.1 Clients of Gamblers Help Eastern sample 17 -- 4.1.2 Staff of community services sample 17 -- 4.1.3 Staff of Gamblers Help Eastern sample 18 -- 4.2 Instruments 18 -- 4.2.1 Clients of Gamblers Help Eastern questionnaire 18 -- 4.2.2 Staff of community services questionnaire 19 -- 4.2.3 Staff of Gamblers Help Eastern focus group question guide 20 -- 4.3 Procedures 20 -- 4.3.1 Clients of Gamblers Help Eastern survey procedure 20 -- 4.3.2 Staff of community services survey procedure 21 -- 4.3.3 Staff of Gamblers Help Eastern focus group procedure 21 -- 4.4 Data analysis 21 5 Results 23 -- 5.1 Results of the clients of Gamblers Help Eastern survey 23 -- 5.1.1 General results 23 -- 5.1.2 Use of various kinds of services 24 -- 5.1.3 Use of various kinds of resources 25 -- 5.1.4 Disclosure 27 -- 5.1.5 Gambling activities 27 -- 5.2 Results from the staff of community services survey 28 -- 5.3 Results from the staff of Gamblers Help Eastern focus group 28 -- 5.3.1 System familiar and system naïve clients 29 -- 5.3.2 Disclosure and denial 30 -- 5.3.3 Gaps and lags in service provision 31 -- 5.3.4 Staff of community services 31 -- 5.3.5 Depression and gambling related problems 32 -- 5.3.6 Integrated model of service delivery 32 6 Discussion 33 -- 6.1 Implications of the study: So where to from here? 33 -- 6.2 Service development suggestions 33 -- 6.3 An integrated network of support services 34 -- 6.4 Upstream approach to preventing gambling related problems 37 -- 6.5 Further research 37 7 Conclusion 39 -- References 40 -- Appendices 44 -- Appendix A A1 -- Appendix B B1 -- Appendix C C1 -- Appendix D D1
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1741560225 9781741560220
Language
eng
Field of Research
160810 Urban Sociology and Community Studies
Socio Economic Objective
970116 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society
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