Battling the Odds - Armed Forces Gambling Harms Network

As part of the Armed Forces Gambling Harms Network, Ara deliver Battling the Odds to raise awareness of gambling harms in the Armed Forces.

The ‘Bet You Can Help’ (BYCH) training programme aims to educate learners, using an accredited, uniform, and consistent set of messaging regarding Gambling Related Harms (GRH) and the associated issues, through an ethos that emphasises a Public Health Approach.

A fundamental aspect of the programme utilises a first aid methodology that supports learners to competently implement an early brief intervention with anyone at risk of, or experiencing, gambling harms, and how to signpost to specialist service providers.

The ‘Battling the Odds’ module engages with the armed forces community and its leadership in understand the links to gambling related harms whilst promoting access to specialist treatment and support.

The objectives of this module are:

• To develop the understanding and knowledge of learners regarding gambling related harms within the armed forces community.
• To reduce the stigma of gambling harms across the armed forces community and in doing so promote a culture that encourages access to appropriate specialist support.
• To increase the numbers of members of the armed forces community, at risk of gambling related harms, in accessing the National Gambling Treatment Service.