Problem gambling

The new National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) is set to start operations on 1 January 2009, following the merger of the National Public Health Institute (KTL) and the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES).

THL produces and maintains this website in co-operation with the Prevention and Treatment of Problem Gambling project run by the Centre of Expertise on Social Welfare in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area (SOCCA).

Most Finns sometimes engage in gambling. While most gamblers have no problems, some may find it difficult to control their gambling.

This website offers material to support the prevention and treatment of problem gambling. The main target group is people who encounter problem gambling in their work but the material is also useful for others, including policy-makers, journalists, trainers, and students. The service is mostly in Finnish. Here you can find a summary of the website content.

THL

Saini Mustalampi, Development Manager,
tel. +358 020 610 7188
firstname.lastname(at)thl.fi

The Centre of Expertise on Social Welfare in the Helsinki Metropolitan
Area (SOCCA)

Mari Pajula, Project Researcher, as substitute Antti Murto
firstname.lastname(at)hel.fi

Tellervo Nenonen, Project Planner
tel. +358 50 407 4785
firstname.lastname(at)hel.fi

The Center of Excellence on Social Welfare in Central Finland (KOSKE)

Educational Coordinator, Tuula-Leena Raiski, tel. +358 40 717 4072
firstname.lastname(at)koske.jyu.fi

Cooperation in preventing gambling related harms

Responsibilities of the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL):

• to research gambling behavior and gambling related harms
• to research the public regulation of gambling
• to develop prevention and treatment system of gambling related harms
• to maintain the Problem gambling -webpage
• to produce publications on gambling related harms

Responsibilities of the Centre of Expertise on Social Welfare in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area:

• to investigate and report gambling related harms from a social and health care perspective
• to increase Centre of Expertise's knowledge on gambling related harms
• to follow and promote treatment and prevention of gambling related harms together with the National Institute for Health and Welfare
• to participate in the production, development and maintainance of the Problem gambling -webpage
• to partcipate in the production of publications on gambling related harms

Problem gambling webpage in the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL):

Development Manager, Saini Mustalampi, tel. +358 20 610 7188
firstname.lastname(at)thl.fi
Project Secretary, Tero Lehikoinen (technical maintainance) tel. +358 20 610 7614
firstname.lastname(at)thl.fi
in the Centre of Expertise on Social Welfare in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area:

Project Researcher, Mari Pajula, as substitute Teija Strand, tel. +358 40 334 0675
firstname.lastname(at)hel.fi
Project Planner, Tellervo Nenonen, tel. +358 50 407 4785
firstname.lastname(at)hel.fi

Responsibilities of the Center of Excellence on Social Welfare in Central Finland (KOSKE):

• to produce and develop the nationwide education on prevention and care of gambling related harms
• to participate in the production of material for the Problem gambling -webpage

Development of the education in the Center of Excellence on Social Welfare in Central Finland (KOSKE):

Educational Coordinator, Tuula-Leena Raiski, tel. +358 40 717 4072
firstname.lastname(at)koske.jyu.fi