Evaluation - Research & Evaluation

Problem Gambling in New Zealand
Research & Evaluation

Evaluation

In the Ministry’s Strategic Plan, Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm 2004-2010, Objective Seven, the Ministry notes its intention to develop a programme of research and evaluation. The 2007-2010 Service Plan outlines funding for evaluation of problem gambling intervention services.

The Ministry’s evaluation programme for problem gambling is part of the problem gambling research strategy and aligns with the problem gambling outcomes monitoring programme.

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Evaluation of Intervention Services
In 2007 the Ministry reviewed the problem gambling intervention service delivery model and revised the service specifications for intervention services. Intervention services were contracted to deliver against the new service specifications from 1 January 2008.
To assess the effectiveness and impact of the new service model the Ministry identified three priority evaluation projects for the 2008/09 financial year. These projects are:

review and analysis of national service and client data to inform workforce development, Ministry systems review, and further evaluation projects
Assessment and review of the effect of different pathways to problem gambling services on client outcomes and service delivery
Assessment and review of distinct Interventions
Review of the Implementation of Facilitation Services.

The Ministry contracted for evaluation services for these projects in September 2008. Read more about this project: Evaluation of Problem Gambling Intervention Services

Evaluation of Public Health Services
The Ministry has not yet finalised an agenda for evaluation of problem gambling public health services. It is anticipated that this work will be informed by and align to the public health workforce development project.

Read more about this project

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Standard Operating Procedures: Research (SOPr)
The Ministry is in the process of revising its standard operating procedures for managing problem gambling research contracts (SOPr).

The SOPr supplements the standard operating procedures for contract management (SOP).

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