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October 1, 2025

With expanded access to gambling, many communities are not aware of the potential harms associated with problem gambling, the populations that are disproportionately affected, and the importance of using a public health approach grounded in equity to address it. This introductory training explores the importance of protecting and improving community health, problem gambling concepts and terminology, risk and protective factors, at-risk groups, and connections with related health issues.

Location: Springfield Technical Community College | 1 Armory St, Corridan Room, Springfield, MA 01105

The training will be from 9 am – 12 pm, and lunch from 12-1 pm. Enjoy a light breakfast to start the day and a hearty lunch—both free for all participants!

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Problem Gambling, Beginner
July 22, 2025

The landscape of preventing problem gambling requires that we lead with evidence-based models. This training will describe Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change, and Diffusion of Innovations as evidence-based models. Participants will learn how to incorporate these evidence-based models into problem gambling prevention programming.

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Problem Gambling, Advanced
July 16, 2025

The social determinants of health (SDOH) are the biggest drivers of health where people live, work, and play, and they have significant impacts on problem gambling. This virtual training will explore strategies to identify and prioritize SDOH issues, how to collect and use data to inform health equity plans, and how to engage authentically with community partners to facilitate change.

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Problem Gambling, Intermediate
June 18, 2025

This virtual training explores the intersections between problem gambling and violence prevention specifically focusing on intimate partner violence and domestic violence. Participants will learn how socioecological approaches used in violence prevention can also apply to problem gambling prevention efforts. The session will highlight shared risk and protective factors, offer practical strategies for prevention, and introduce tools and resources that can be used when working with individuals at risk.

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Prevention Intersections, Intermediate
June 12, 2025

This training utilizes a combination of didactic presentation and interactive case studies and focuses on problem gambling and suicide prevention concepts and terminology, the similarities and differences between problem gambling and suicide prevention, how to assess if an individual has a problem gambling disorder or is at risk for suicide, and questions and strategies to ask to get the individual the support they need.

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Lauri Solomon , Public Health Expert
Prevention Intersections, Intermediate