Our Vision:
Individuals, families and communities free from gambling harm
Our Mission:
To make positive changes in the lives of individuals, families and communities affected by problem gambling.
Our Core Values:
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Ethical Gaming Policy
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Ethical Research Practices
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Autonomy and Independence
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Advocacy
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Transparency and Accountability
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Informed Decision Making
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Collaboration and Community Capacity Building
Our Mandate:
The mandate of the NSGF is:
a) to receive, maintain and disburse funds for:
· projects and initiatives related to knowledge development, translation, and dissemination, regarding problem gambling (research, education, skills training, awareness and communications)
· projects and interventions intended to provide treatment and remediation of the effects of gambling
· community capacity building relative to problem gambling
· support for ongoing operations providing addiction services to Nova Scotians
· special initiatives of a population health/health promotion nature related to the prevention of problem gambling
b) to collaborate and cooperate with other government and non-government organizations and agencies,
both provincially and inter-provincially, to best facilitate effective response to problem gambling issues
and needs through knowledge acquisition, translation, and dissemination.
c) to participate in, or otherwise support, government’s approach to gaming and problem gambling
in Nova Scotia, e.g. policy development, program development, inter-sectoral collaboration.
d) to advance a perspective of social responsibility and ethical public policy relative to gaming in Nova Scotia.
The Nova Scotia Gaming Foundation strives to act with fairness, responsiveness, accountability and transparency in all that we do. Further, we are continually evolving our procedures to better serve our stakeholders.
