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The Salvation Army Oasis Centre for Problem Gambling - Wellington

The Salvation Army Oasis Centre for Problem Gambling - Wellington. Presented by: Vicki Hirini Oasis Public Health Worker National Provider Forum – April 2009. Overview. Context Case Study Project Aim Community Background Programme Challenges Benefits. Context.

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The Salvation Army Oasis Centre for Problem Gambling - Wellington

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  1. The Salvation Army Oasis Centre for Problem Gambling - Wellington Presented by: Vicki Hirini Oasis Public Health Worker National Provider Forum – April 2009

  2. Overview • Context • Case Study • Project Aim • Community • Background • Programme • Challenges • Benefits

  3. Context Ministry of Health Funded Contract • Intervention • Public Health • Policy Development & Implementation • Safe Gambling Environments • Effective Screening Environments • Aware Communities • Supportive Communities

  4. WHY NEWTOWN? • High area of economic deprivation • High Maori, Pacific Island, Asian, Immigrant and Refugee populations • High numbers of Tangata Whaiora • High numbers of Pokie venues

  5. OPERATION RESTORE NEWTOWN AIM To develop a programme with other community organisations in Newtown which • promotes strong protective factors and • builds resilient individuals, whanau and community

  6. COMMUNITY Partners Oasis Centre/Salvation Army; City Mission; Inner City Project Organisations offering support Operation Green Thumb; WelCoSS; Zoo; SPCA; Theosophical Society; Community Accounts Mentoring Service Trust etc Government agencies involved Wellington City Council; Library; Police; WINZ; MSD; Sports Wellington; PATHS; etc

  7. Programme Resiliency building activities, Healthy alternatives to Gambling, Life skills and training • Core - community gardens; basic car maintenance; furniture restoration; cooking; computer training • Voluntary community work – Zoo; SPCA; Walkways/Cycle track; Home of Compassion; • Intrapersonal work – Emotions; anger management; parenting skills; metacognition exercises; Theosophical society;

  8. Challenges • Red Tape and Bureaucratic requirements • Finding (and keeping) land for garden • Funding, funding , funding • Time and energy

  9. Benefits • Get to know the community, organisations and people • Building positive relationships with all the above • Everyone being positive and wanting to contribute • Learning – what works, what doesn’t!

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