The Gambling Harms Severity Project
Funded by GambleAware in collaboration with the Univerity of Plymouth, the University of Bristol, and the National Centre for Social Research.
This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Short Form Measures from the GHSI
Before using any form of the GHSI, please register with us first. The tools are free to use for research, treatment and non-commercial uses..
Registration Form (Link to come soon).
Items for the Short Form Gambling Harms Severity Index
The GHSI-SF is a 9 item measure of Gambling-Related Harms. 7 item assess experiences of harm from our framework, while 2 assess recovery. All items are scored from 0-3. Total scores range between 0 and 27, higher scores indicate a greater risk of harm.
The measure has been co-designed with service and treatment providers and people with lived experience of gambling-related harms. It is designed to be delivered either in person or online, the measure is suitable for people experiencing gambling-related harms at all stages of their personal recovery journey.
GHSI has been mapped to decrements to health, and can be converted to other legacy measures of gambling-related harm.To see how the conversion work, please see our “Conversion Calculator”.
[Download GHSI-SF (Word format, 2.3MB)] (Link to come soon).
The GHSI for Affected Others
[Download GHSI-AO (Word format, 2.3MB)] (Link to come soon).
A Holistic Tool for Measuring Recovery from Gambling-Related Harms
The GHSI-R is a 9 item measure of recovery from gambling harm. Designed to be delivered either in person or online, the measure is suitable for people experiencing gambling-related harms at all stages of their personal recovery journey.
[Download GHRI-R (Word format, 2.3MB)] (link to come soon).
The Gambling Harms Severity Project
Funded by GambleAware in collaboration with the Univerity of Plymouth, the University of Bristol, and the National Centre for Social Research.
This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0