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“Anyone can become addicted\u2026and we know that six to 10 people for every one person that gambles are affected by the person’s gambling.”<\/p>\n
Ms Borner said Cafs had hoped that organisations participating in the event would take on gambling harm awareness as part of their business.<\/p>\n
“We had over 14 different agencies and community organisations attend, lots of CEOs and lots of leaders and changemakers from those organisations, who have now committed to minimising gambling harm within their organisations,” she said.<\/p>\n
Ms Borner said a community consultation session allowed participants to suggest ways that Cafs could help them help their employees.<\/p>\n
“We did that community consult at the end because we wanted that to inform our next 12 to 24 months of work,” she said.<\/p>\n
“People want their staff to be educated; they want their communities to be educated, and to be helped.”<\/p>\n
Ms Borner said Cafs would now work with those organisations to help them educate and support their employees.<\/p>\n
Cafs operates in Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh, Ararat and surrounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAST week’s gambling harm awareness forum in Ballarat has given Cafs a clear focus as it plans its next 12 months to two years’ worth of work on the issue. More than 60 people from over a dozen organisations participated in the child and family service organisation’s event, which was held at Mercure Ballarat. Gambling […]<\/p>\n