Problem Gambling Prevention

Course Overview

Overview

Our Problem Gambling Prevention course offers a structured and informative approach to understanding and addressing problem gambling within communities. Developed in collaboration with leading experts, this course provides participants with essential knowledge about gambling behaviors, their impact on mental health and substance use, and effective prevention strategies. By exploring local and national data, as well as Connecticut-specific resources, participants will gain the tools needed to support prevention efforts at various levels. This series is ideal for professionals seeking to integrate problem gambling prevention into their work.

Each part is equipped with a learning module and a knowledge check to ensure a deep grasp of the material. By completing each lesson, you will earn 0.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Acknowledgments: These training modules were developed in collaboration with staff from the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services – Problem Gambling Services and the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling (CCPG).

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Course Highlights

Part 1: This module offers an overview of gambling, including its evolution in Connecticut, a definition of problem gambling, and an examination of Connecticut-based resources for gambling prevention.
Part 2: This module examines problem gambling, its relationship with mental health and substance use, key data trends, and actionable data-informed prevention strategies.

Course Objectives

Part 1 Objectives:

Gain an understanding of the evolution of gambling in Connecticut
Identify the various types of gambling
Understand the similarities between gambling, substance misuse, and brain biology.
Identify Risk & Protective Factors, including early warning signs
Identify gambling prevention resources in Connecticut

Part 2 Objectives:

Understand the key data trends related to problem gambling prevalence
Recognize the co-occurrence between gambling and mental health/substance use disorders
Identify community readiness and prevention strategies using local and national data
Apply key prevention strategies to address problem gambling in your community

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2 Lessons

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2 Knowledge Checks

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1 Continuing Education Units

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This course equips participants with essential knowledge and actionable strategies to prevent problem gambling, address its co-occurrence with mental health and substance use disorders, and strengthen community prevention efforts using Connecticut-specific and national resources.

Part 1 offers an overview of gambling, including its evolution in Connecticut, a definition of problem gambling, and an examination of Connecticut-based resources for gambling prevention.

Part 2 examines problem gambling, its relationship with mental health and substance use, key data trends, and actionable data-informed prevention strategies.

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