Problem Gambling Gambling is all around us. Lottery, scratch tickets, raffles, office pools , online poker, sports betting, fantasy sports betting, casino gambling Gambling is NOT risk free. Within 50 miles of a casino, the rate of problem gambling doubles. The average problem gambler has a gambling […]
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Gambling Awareness with Southeast Asian/Pacific American Populations, Friday, January 30, 2015 Gambling Awareness with Older Adults, Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Gambling Awareness with People in Recovery, Monday, March 16, 2015 Gambling Awareness with Urban and Minority Communities, Friday April 17, 2015 Gambling Awareness with People in the […]
Read more →To register for these trainings follow the link to the DMHAS Education and Training Course Catalogue at: http://www.ct.gov/dmhas/lib/dmhas/educationtraining/Fall2014.pdf 1) Overview of Problem Gambling Presented by: Jeremy Wampler, PGS October 23, 2014 2) Disordered Gambling Integration: What is it and what does it look like? New Training Presented by: Jeremy […]
Read more →Key Findings Before training, participants from New Britain reported knowing significantly less about the gambling topics surveyed than did participants from Winsted. Before training, participants aged 81-90 reported knowing significantly more about gambling resources than did participants who were in their 60s or 70s. Most […]
Read more →Financial Literacy Program for High School Youth August 2014 Bonnie W. Smith, MPH, CPH SERAC an independent non-profit organization in the southeastern part of Connecticut, the home to Connecticut’s 2 casinos, has implemented the “Bank on Youth Future Program” in a variety of settings (ex. schools, banks) […]
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