When does a game become a bet? Join Daniel Trolaro, MS to deconstruct the “gamblification” of video games. From immersive design, learn why the distinction between a casual hobby and high-stakes wagering is disappearing. Come gain insights and learn why it is essential for understanding the hidden risks facing today’s digital generation as video gaming, gambling, and sports betting converge.
As access to gambling expands, many communities remain unaware of the potential harms, the populations disproportionately affected, and the value of an equity-grounded public health approach. This introductory training explores core problem gambling concepts and terminology, key risk and protective factors, populations at elevated risk, and connections to related health issues. Participants will learn how a public health framework can help protect and improve community well-being.
Join us for a discussion about innovative approaches to supporting Black men impacted by problem gambling. We will explore multimedia facilitation prompts that promote critical thinking and emotional intelligence for Black men navigating structural impediments to Black male success and wellness. This presentation will address Black men’s relationship with money, meaning making for risk seeking, the influence of social media, youth grooming societal factors, and solutions that require important personal and collective shifts towards sustainable healing.
This training uses 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.
This training will introduce participants to available data related to problem gambling and provide a roadmap for how to use that data. We will discuss how to use the data to inform planning, program design, implementation, and ongoing quality improvement. But you don’t have to do it alone! We’ll explore opportunities to partner with community members at every stage of your work.
If you, or a loved one, are experiencing problems with gambling and need support, call or visit gamblinghelplinema.org to speak with a trained specialist. Specialists are available 24/7. Services are free, confidential, and available in multiple languages.
Funded by Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Office of Problem Gambling Services
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