The Swedish National Audit Office is calling for stronger coordination between the Public Health Agency, the National Board of Health and Welfare and the county administrative boards when it comes to improving problem gambling support in Sweden.
Riksrevisionen underpinned the urgent need for Folkhälsomyndigheten and Socialstyrelsen to elevate their collaboration to support the Riskdag in reducing the negative impact of excessive gambling.
The National Audit Office emphasised that urgency is crucial as gambling problems have increased among children and young people.
High quality but failing to meet needs
The Public Health Agency’s and the National Board of Health and Welfare’s knowledge and support on gambling harm were described as ‘high quality’, but failing to meet the ‘municipalities’ needs for practical guidance to detect and prevent gambling problems, especially in children and young people’ as such support is ‘currently lacking’.
There is also a desperate need to update th..