Mapping harms: current applications and future directions ...
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Mapping harms: current applications and
future directions – a case study of Newham
Heather Wardle, Gaynor Astbury, Mark Thurstain-
Goodwin
Disclosures
Project funded by Newham Borough Council.
Heather Wardle: funded by Wellcome and in last 3 years has funding from GambleAware for a project looking at gambling and suicide. Deputy Chair of the Advisory Board on Safe Gambling (formerly RGSB); runs consultancy –does not and has not provided consultancy services for industry. Head’s Geofuture’s Gambling & Place Hub – funding only from local government and Public Health Wales
Gaynor Astbury & Mark Thurstain Goodwin – Directors of Geofutures and members of Gambling & Place Hub. Funding only from public and third sector organisations. Have previously worked for GambleAware.
Why map risks?
Developing theories underlying spatial models
Demographics Socio-economicPoor judgement/
impairmentOther
Youth
Older people
Women
Ethnic groups
Unemployed
Low income
Deprived areas
Financial difficulties/debt
Low educational attainment
Low IQ
Under influence alcohol/drugs
Learning disabilities
Poor mental health
Substance abuse/misuse
Personality traitsHomeless
Prisoners/probation
Migrants
Problem gamblers
Developing theories underlying spatial models
Demographics Socio-economicPoor judgement/
impairmentOther
Youth
Older people
Women
Ethnic groups
Unemployed
Low income
Deprived areas
Financial difficulties/debt
Low educational attainment
Low IQ
Under influence alcohol/drugs
Learning disabilities
Poor mental health
Substance abuse/misuse
Personality traitsHomeless
Prisoners/probation
Migrants
Problem gamblers
What made it into the final model for Newham?
Youth
Ethnicity
Unemployment
Financial difficulties
Poor mental health
Substance abuse/misuse
Problem gamblers seeking treatment
Census data
GP register and hospital episode statistics
Location of treatment facilities
Location of treatment facilities
Food banks and payday loan shops
Census data and location of job centres
Census data and locations of educational establishment
Risk of gambling problems in Newham
Risk of gambling problems in Newham: correspondence with gambling venues?
Places risky for gambling problems or other factors?
Future applications – treatment & spatial inequalities in provision
Future directions
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National ‘foundation’ models freely available – by end of Summer 2019
Use foundation models to assess impact of LBO closures on spatial inequalities – funding needed
Use foundation models to help inform decisions about treatment provision, alongside analysis of spatial accessibility