Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Branch Meeting and AGM including fully accredited YGAM education session
07 Nov 2025, 09:15 - 12:45
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You will leave this session with a fully accredited certificate provided by YGAM, a charity devoted to evidence-led education to help prevent gaming and gambling harms
This training is suitable for GPs, nurses, psychologists, counsellors, mental health and safeguarding practitioners, social prescribers, and anyone working with young people in a health care setting.
Topics include:
- How young people are increasingly exposed to gaming and gambling harm
- The influence of advertising, social media, in game purchases, loot boxes, skin betting and Esports
- Gambling products, the risks and associated harms
- The young brain, decision making, addiction and motivation
- Guilt, shame and self-stigma as a key barrier to seeking help
- Example case study scenarios
- Signs of harm, having a conversation with time limited contact, planning, potential screening questions, follow-ups and signposting.
Book your place using the button above, or contact eventsreg@rcn.org.uk quoting event number 4942 to help the team locate the event quickly and efficiently.
If you have any queries please feel free to get in touch with our branch chair
Andrew Mather
andrew.mather@reps.rcn.org.uk
Room 26a and 26b 2nd Floor
Northumbria Health and Care Academy
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
Northumbria Way
Cramlington
NE23 6NZ
Contact: HealthandCareAcademy@northumbria.nhs.uk
More information can be found on the Academy website.
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