Filling the GAP: Integrating a gambling addiction program into a shelter setting for people experiencing poverty and homelessness.

ABSTRACT: The burden of harm from problem gambling weighs heavily on those experiencing poverty and homelessness, yet most problem gambling prevention and treatment services are not designed to address the complex needs and challenges of this population. To redress this service gap, a multi-service agency within a shelter setting in a large urban centre developed and implemented a population-tailored, person-centred, evidence-informed gambling addiction program for its clients. The purpose of this article is to report on qualitative findings from an early evaluation of the program, the first designed to address problem gambling for people experiencing poverty and/or homelessness and delivered within a shelter service agency. Three themes emerged which were related to three program outcome categories

SUBMITTER: Matheson FI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8923431 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature