Who we work with
Starting conversations where they matter.
Gambling is increasingly visible in the world young people and adults navigate — through sport, advertising, social media, online entertainment and everyday conversations.
The Prevention Project works with education, sport, training providers and organisations to make sure gambling harm is part of the conversation.
Our work is built around honest lived experience, relatable delivery and practical understanding. We adapt what we do to the age, setting and needs of the people in front of us rather than delivering the same presentation to every audience.
Whether we’re speaking directly to young people, supporting staff to better understand gambling harm or working with an organisation to strengthen its approach, the aim remains the same:
Earlier understanding. Better conversations. Clearer routes to support.
Choose an organisation to see how we work with them.
Schools & sixth forms
Gambling harm education young people can actually connect with.
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Relevant conversations at a time of greater independence.
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Flexible education for learners entering the working world.
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Gambling and sport are closely connected. The conversation should be too.
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Helping the people around someone understand gambling harm too.
Read moreSchools & sixth forms
Gambling harm education young people can actually connect with.
We deliver gambling harm education for young people from Year 10 onwards, with content adapted to the age, setting and needs of each group.
Our sessions combine lived experience with education around gambling, risk, progression, advertising, social media, sponsorship and the ways gambling can become normalised.
But we don’t want young people sitting through another lecture.
We want questions. We want discussion. We want them to challenge us. There will be moments that make people laugh, moments that surprise them and moments where the room becomes completely silent.
The aim is to create an environment where young people feel comfortable engaging with a difficult subject — while hearing honestly where gambling harm can lead.
And importantly, the conversation doesn’t have to end when the session does.
Participants are shown routes to support and given an opportunity to ask for help privately if something they’ve heard has made them think about their own gambling or somebody else’s.
The session happens in the classroom. The conversation can continue long after it.
Colleges & universities
Relevant conversations at a time of greater independence.
Moving through college and university can bring greater independence, access to money and exposure to new social environments.
Gambling can be part of that environment too.
We work with colleges and universities to deliver relatable gambling harm education that treats students like adults and encourages genuine discussion rather than simply telling them what choices to make.
Through lived experience, we explore how gambling can progress, the influence of advertising and sport, financial harm, the warning signs that something may be changing and why asking for help early matters.
For somebody already questioning their own gambling, hearing from someone who has experienced addiction and rebuilt afterwards can also deliver an important message:
You are not alone, and you don’t have to wait until you’ve lost everything to ask for help.
Training providers & apprentices
Flexible education for learners entering the working world.
Apprentices and learners can experience many of the same pressures and influences as other young people while also beginning to earn their own income.
That makes gambling harm an important conversation for training providers too.
We can work with providers to deliver gambling harm education around their existing programmes and learner needs, creating sessions that are engaging, practical and appropriate for the people in the room.
Alongside learner education, we can also work with staff to improve understanding of gambling harm and help them feel better prepared if they become concerned about somebody they support.
Sport
Gambling and sport are closely connected. The conversation should be too.
For many young people, their first meaningful exposure to gambling isn’t a betting shop.
It’s sport.
Betting advertising, sponsorship, odds, accumulators, social media content and conversations around matches can make gambling feel like a normal part of being a sports fan.
For athletes and those involved directly in sport, there can be additional pressures and risks.
The Prevention Project works with sports clubs, academies, athletes and sporting organisations to create honest conversations about gambling and gambling harm.
Our approach isn’t anti-sport and it isn’t about simply telling people not to gamble.
It’s about helping people understand the relationship between gambling and sport, recognise how gambling behaviour can progress and know where to turn if something begins to feel wrong.
As someone whose own gambling affected his opportunity to pursue a career in rugby, this is also an area with a strong personal connection for our founder.
Sport can be where gambling becomes normalised. It can also be one of the places where prevention begins.
Organisations
Helping the people around someone understand gambling harm too.
Prevention isn’t only about speaking directly to somebody who gambles.
The people around them matter.
We work with organisations to improve understanding of gambling harm, challenge misconceptions and help staff feel more confident recognising when somebody may need support.
This can include staff development, gambling harm awareness, consultancy and support around existing safeguarding and PSHE approaches, depending on the organisation and its needs.
For governing bodies, education providers, sports organisations and other settings, we can also work more closely to explore the gambling behaviours and risks affecting the people they support and consider how their existing approach could be strengthened.
We don’t believe in forcing every organisation into the same package.
We start by understanding the people you support, what you’re already doing and where we can add value.
The experience is personal. The purpose is prevention.
Whether you’re a school, a sports club, an organisation, or someone who needs to talk — start with a conversation.
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