{"id":29340,"date":"2019-10-25T01:50:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.101.250.8\/news-and-publication\/taking-action-against-problem-gambling\/"},"modified":"2023-04-27T09:34:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T23:34:00","slug":"taking-action-against-problem-gambling","status":"publish","type":"news-and-publication","link":"https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/news-and-publications\/publications-and-resources\/explore-our-impact\/taking-action-against-problem-gambling\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking action against gambling harm"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29340\" class=\"elementor elementor-29340\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news-and-publication\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4c5768 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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Gambling also affects young people, with rates for teenagers two to three times those of adults. We speak publicly about the dangers of harmful gambling behaviour and gambling promotion. And we back up our public advocacy with individualised counselling and community legal services support for people impacted by this growing problem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47733e7 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47733e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/276X129-Section-Story-Infographics29-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17408\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf45e6b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf45e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"93\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/276X129-Section-Story-Infographics30.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17407\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c66d929 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c66d929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"93\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/276X129-Section-Story-Infographics28-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17409\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caccf69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caccf69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><h3 class=\"SubHeadsCyanTextPages\">HIPU program teaches prison inmates financial literacy skills<\/h3><p class=\"BodyCopyTextPages\">We support people from all circumstances and walk alongside them through life challenges. In 2018\/19, we partnered with Corrective Services NSW to deliver a financial literacy program to prison inmates at seven NSW correctional centres.<\/p><p class=\"BodyCopyTextPages\">Named \u2018High Intensity Program Units\u2019 (HIPU), 15 Wesley Mission HIPU trainers ran \u2018In Charge of My Money\u2019 program, which helps people manage their money and avoid debt. Across 33 workshops and 69 training days, 381 inmates completed the acclaimed Wesley Mission financial literacy course.<\/p><p class=\"BodyCopyTextPages\">By 2020 we expect to have 1,000 inmates trained through HIPU and we\u2019re looking towards including parenting and other reintegration programs.<\/p><p class=\"BodyCopyTextPages\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"media leftAlone\"><iframe id=\"player0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iK89prBitvc?rel=0\" width=\"779\" height=\"438\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"BodyCopyTextPages\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"media leftAlone\"><iframe id=\"player1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-_OeN3JDiSQ?rel=0\" width=\"779\" height=\"438\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia has the highest rate of gambling in the world. 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