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Blog: A Health Communication Campaign to Address Gambling Among College Students
A new blog released on Learn.ProblemGambling.ca discusses a research study on the use of health communication posters to raise awareness about gambling among college students. The piece was written by Aaron Diehr, PhD, CHES, Assistant Professor and Program Director for the Bachelor of Science in Public Health at Southern Illinois University and Marilyn Rule, MSW, Problem Gambling Program Director at Zepf Center in Toledo, Ohio. Read the blog here . Read the research article published in the...
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[Anonymous, Online Academic Study] Testing a web-based application for Depression and concerning gambling! (Canada,14-40 years)
Researchers at the IWK Health Centre have built a web-based app to help people change their behaviors to help improve their mood. We are looking for participants all around Canada to use it and tell us what they think about it. If you are, or know someone: Who is 14-40 years old? Who sometimes feels sad, down, or depressed and/or has little interest in doing things? Who often feels like gambling? This is a Canada wide study and there is no need to travel, as all study activities take place...
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RCMP Youth Trends Report Fall 2018
This was forwarded to me, via email, and i am passing it along. There is a lot of great information to help us understand our youth and technology better.
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CBC News for Kids
CBC Kids News CBC has recently launched a website that has video and text stories geared towards kids. They include stories that recap Kanye West's visit tot he White House, and a turtle that has a wheelchair made from Lego. Of interest, they have some tech concern stories in the mix, including news about screen time, cyber bullying and the regret that some feel after posting pictures online. Check it out!
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Short Survey for our Community of Interest
Hello all, Please take a moment to help us plan for the future by answering this short survey about your experience participating in our EENet Connect "Gambling, Gaming & Technology Use" Community of Interest. The information from this survey will help us to: understand the extent to which EENet Connect communities increase participant knowledge and create connections among stakeholders improve online communities already on EENet Connect inform the development of future EENet Connect...
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Mindfulness for gambling, gaming and technology use
I would have never known that I would be teaching clients how to meditate when I started in the addiction counselling field back in the early nineties. I was not even meditating back then, although I had started training in the martial arts, which I consider to be a form of moving meditation. I would not even have anticipated the types of benefits that I now see not only for the clients but also for myself and there is even scientific evidence behind them. Over the past several years,...
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Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use Community of Interest Survey
We invite you to complete a short survey about our Gambling, Gaming & Technology Use Community of Interest, which you can access here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GGTU-CoI . The purpose of this survey is to understand the extent to which our community of interest has increased your knowledge about gambling, gaming and technology use as well as your connections with other stakeholders. It will also help to inform the development of future online communities through EENet Connect. This...
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Re: Bell Let's Talk - part of the problem?
Personally, I think it is good that a large corporation is taking this on. There will always be corporate self-interest but at least they are capturing the public's attention.
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Re: Blog: A Health Communication Campaign to Address Gambling Among College Students
Thanks Tiffany! Interesting blog. Really hits home the need to: 1. Develop different communications for different needs/audiences (i.e. some featuring slot machines and others sports betting); and 2. The importance of involving the target audience in the design, testing and evaluation of the communication strategy in order to minimize potential unintended negative consequences.
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Re: "Loot Boxes" - gambling or not?
Interesting. The Skinner method used in video gaming creates the pull for longer play. Winning at random intervals has been proven to keep a player engaged long after they are even interested in the game, compared to winning each and every time time. In terms of Loot Boxes, offering a biological need like food, water, or sex always has a satiation point where one becomes full and loses interest. However, offering non-biological needs like gold coins and ammunition that will take a player to...
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Re: Can anyone suggest an gambling clinical practice guide, that incorporates "cultural competency" on the idea of "lucky?"
Hello Bill, Please find the attached document, "A Guide for Counsellors Working with Problem Gambling Clients from Ethno-cultural Communities." On page 16 there is content related to your question. Best, Lisa
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Re: Fortnite cited in 200 divorce cases in 2018 in the UK
So, this is funny because I was just commenting to my husband the other day that now Fortnite is making appearances in commercials (Sprint). It is a phenomena that is growing larger by the day and continues to spark my interest! https://www.ispot.tv/ad/dKdB/s...velyn-plays-fortnite
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Re: CTV interview Should addiction to video games be considered a disease?
This is an article that features the concerns some scholars have about gaming being included in the ICD-11: "Scholars' open debate paper on the World Health Organization ICD-11 Gaming Disorder proposal"
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Welcome to new members and some orientation information
A warm welcome to all new members, and a big hello to all those who have been part of the subgroup for a while. To introduce myself, my name is Anita Corsini and I recently joined the Gambling, Gaming, and Technology Use (GGTU) team here at CAMH. Part of this new role will involve facilitating conversation on this online subgroup, as well as organizing other knowledge sharing activities relevant to researchers and practitioners in the field of gambling, gaming, and technology use. Please do...
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What will you takeaway from the GGTU Virtual Forum?
Welcome to any new Community of Interest members who joined us recently! Our first ever online Gambling, Gaming, & Technology Use (GGTU) Forum - GGTU in a Virtual Landscape: Prevention, Effectiveness, and Adaptations - ended yesterday. We were incredible fortunate to have such an incredible line-up of speakers and thought-provoking presentations. Our Closing Keynote speaker, Dr. Sally Gainsbury, asked us all to consider, " What are your organizational and personal goals for 2021 and...
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Re: Research/Stats on Professional Gamblers and their income
Hi Shannon, This article we published in 2013 is dated but has information income from a small US sample of professional gamblers. I hope it helps. It's a starting point. Jeremiah
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Assessing gaming disorder: Expert opinions
Gaming disorder can be difficult to assess, as there are concerns about over pathologizing normal or potentially healthy behaviours. A new study surveyed 29 international experts until consensus was reached about useful criteria for assessing gaming disorder. This study helps clinicians with creating their own assessments to ensure they're looking at the most relevant features in their assessment to target as well as ensure they're not problematizing less relevant features. An interesting...
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Mindfulness and problem gambling treatment.
A few years ago, problem gambling clinicians in Ontario began introducing mindfulness groups to clients as they felt that they could benefit from cultivating greater awareness of their thoughts and emotions while detaching from and not giving in to them. This practise is particularly relevant to people with gambling problems who tend to hold incorrect or erroneous beliefs about the nature of random chance (Toneatto et al., 1997; Turner, 2006) and engage in automatic thinking before, during...
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Re: Getting started on our online community
Hi Everyone! My name is Ember Schincariol and I am a Social Worker with the Gambling & Behavioural Addictions program at Sister Margaret Smith Centre in Thunder Bay. I recently returned to work after my maternity leave. My colleagues informed me about this online community so I immediately joined. Looking forward to continuing to read posts and receive notifications about webinars!
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Re: Getting started on our online community
Hi, my name is Andrew Karagianis. I'm a Social Service Worker/Gambling Addiction Case Worker at Good Shepherd Ministries in Toronto. I'm part of a 3-year Gambling Addiction Pilot Project, which is addressing problem gambling among adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. I first heard of this community of interest at a CAMH training course last week, and thought it would be a good idea to join, and see what I can learn from other people!
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Re: Getting started on our online community
Hi Andrew, I am a public health nurse working on the gambling file in Ottawa. Do you know if any organizations supporting homeless individuals in Ottawa are aware of higher rate of gambling harm with homeless individuals? They are certainly a group I want to reach out to but thought I would see if you had any links to Ottawa.
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Re: Getting started on our online community
Hi Susan, I personally don't have any links to Ottawa, although I've noticed that there is another member of this Community of Interest who is involved in Good Shepherd's project, who might have an answer. I'm not sure about the etiquette (or technical ability) of tagging other people into conversations on this website yet, but I'll e-mail the person and get back to you (or, message me next week if I haven't gotten back to you yet).
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Re: Getting started on our online community
Thank you. You can email me at susan.phypers@Ottawa.ca . Cheers!
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Re: Getting started on our online community
Hi, My name is Flora Matheson. I am a scientist at the Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital and work in the area of gambling, poverty and homelessness. I have been working with Good Shepherd since 2014 on this issue. We’ve been finding that there is a lack of awareness in general among this population. We have been developing guides and information to create awareness. We also have a training module on poverty, gambling and homelessness that we are happy to deliver.
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Re: Getting started on our online community
Hi everyone! My name is Tanya Abate, and I am a Research Coordinator / Knowledge Broker with the Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use team at CAMH. I am looking forward to reading more responses, and getting to know our CoI memebers!
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Re: Getting started on our online community
Hi Andrew, In terms of the EENet Connect etiquette, that can be found here on the website: https://www.eenetconnect.ca/pages/community-guidelines With respect to functionality, there are multiple ways to reach out to an individual member of EENet Connect: Tag them in a post or comment - just use the @ symbol and enter their display name. Reply or comment on something they have posted - this will trigger a notification to them. Send a private message - You can do this by clicking on their...
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Re: Getting started on our online community
Thank you for introducing yourselves @Registered Member, @Registered Member, @Registered Member, @Registered Member and @Registered Member! Welcome and thanks for starting off the conversations both about relevant resources and the functionalities of EENet Connect! Now, who's next? Feel free to introduce yourself
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Re: Getting started on our online community
Hi! I'm Melanie Payne. I work in Belleville Ontario as a Services Coordinator at the PlaySmart Centre (Responsible Gambling Council). I look forward to the information I will gather from the members of this CoI!
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Getting started on our online community
For those of you who have just joined our online community, welcome! I wanted to first share some EENet Connect Tips just in case you are not familiar with the platform (or need a refresher) and then get to know a little bit more about each of you!! EENet Connect Tips To start a conversation, click the green "Post" button and select "Topic." On the new page that appears, fill in the subject and body of your discussion topic and hit "Publish" You can respond to someone else's topic by...
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Re: Movies on problem gambling, gaming & tech use
Molly's Game - She runs a high stakes poker game for prominent stars and mafia. She then finds herself in trouble after the FBI finds interest in her. The Gambler - a professor is addicted to gambling and finds himself in trouble with his enemies. Mississippi Grind - a man believes his new found friend is a lucky charm when it comes to gambling. These are only a few off hand. Since I have a great interest in problem gambling prevention, awareness and addiction, I often look for movies of...
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Mindfulness-based relapse prevention for problem gambling manual
In Ontario, treatment for people with gambling problems was first implemented in 1995, in response to the opening of the province’s first commercial casino in Windsor. With extensive clinical experience and excellent research since then, knowledge about what constitutes effective treatment has been growing, but no one approach suits everyone. Treatment services have instead tended to adopt an eclectic and holistic approach, incorporating a biopsychosocial-spiritual model that draws on...
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Re: Movies on problem gambling, gaming & tech use
Amazing @Registered Member! Thank you so much, I have already downloaded a copy (and attached here in case others are curious to check it out). Also, I would welcome an updated article.
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Re: Gaming and Youth - Health Matters
Mahfuz is definitely best to respond here. There was one interesting study recently of 120,000 Chinese school children aged 6-8 that showed an increase in short-sightedness during the COVID-19 pandemic. It's important to remember we don't know if this is because of increased screen time or less time spent outdoors in daylight (or both). It's also worth mentioning this is short-term data so follow-up would be needed to see if these changes are significant over time (can our vision easily...
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Webinar: Apps, Traps and Roadmaps - The Latest in the Convergence and Strategies in Addressing Gaming & Gambling
This is a great webinar series I've been attending this month. The next session (tomorrow at 1pm) is super timely and I'm sure will be of interest to many of you. Details below: Maine Council for Problem Gambling / AdCare March 19, 2021 (1:00 - 2:30 PM EST) Apps, Traps and Roadmaps: The Latest in the Convergence and Strategies in Addressing Gaming & Gambling Presenter: Julie Hynes We have seen the convergence of video gaming and gambling for some time now, notably with things like loot...
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Serious games, mental health apps, and gambling disorder
The title of a recently published article, A Serious Game to Improve Emotion Regulation in Treatment-Seeking Individuals With Gambling Disorder: A Usability Study , peaked my interest for a few reasons. First, being part of a group of folks who design and create learning opportunities for mental health and addictions clinicians, we have talked about integrating "serious games" (broadly defined as games with educational or informational aims, vs. purely entertainment) into our course design.
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Re: Funding for Interventions
Hi Olive I can't find the original document but it is called Ontario's problem - gambling Strategy and it has been in existence since 1996. Since 1999, it has been funded by a formula of 2 percent of gross slot machine revenue from charity casinos and slots at racetracks. The Strategy has a three-pronged approach consisting of treatment, prevention/awareness and research. I have attached a review of the strategy that was conducted in 2005. You can also find some information about it at the...
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Re: Problem Gaming Q&A with Elaine Uskoski (May 6-7, 2021)
Thanks for your question Anita. Q Hindsight is 20/20. It’s always easier to reflect on what you might have done differently when you have the knowledge of what came before. Looking back, were there warning signs that you are more aware of now that you can share with other parents/caregivers? A Yes, there were warning signs. Jake had lost interest in the sports activities he’d loved. He spoke mostly about online friends and much less about friends at school. He had more difficulty waking in...
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Re: Problem Gaming Q&A with Elaine Uskoski (May 6-7, 2021)
So nice to have you participate in this Q&A Elaine. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences with the Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use Community of Interest.
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Re: Problem Gaming Q&A with Elaine Uskoski (May 6-7, 2021)
That’s a wrap on day one of our Q&A discussion! Elaine will be answering questions again tomorrow until 5pm. If you would like to ask a question, simply post it by 'replying' in this thread before 5pm tomorrow (7 May, 2021). This thread is open to anyone who is signed up to this GGTU Community of Interest sub-group
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Re: Problem Gaming Q&A with Elaine Uskoski (May 6-7, 2021)
Thank you to all of you who posted questions over the past two day and thank you again Elaine for taking the time to join us online for this Q&A . Please note that if you are reading this after 5pm on May 7, 2021 this Q&A discussion is now closed. We asked Elaine where people could connect with her and find out more about her work: Website: https://eyespyhealth.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shedd...videogamingaddiction LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaineuskoski/...
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Evidence Brief: Online Gambling!
Please check out a new Evidence Brief on Online Gambling! This brief will be of interest to those looking for an evidence-informed snapshot of online gambling content and availability, popularity, and associated problems. For those who work with people who may be experiencing problems with online gambling, this resource also has a short summary about evidence-based interventions. Here's a quick sneak peek! What you need to know • Online gambling (also commonly known as “Internet gambling”)...
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Re: COVID-19's Impact on Youth Gambling and Gaming - YMCA Webinar
Thanks for sharing @Registered Member! Certainly a topic of great interest to our CoI members!
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Re: Understanding Gambling in Later Life Workshop
Hi @Registered Member Thanks for your interest in the upcoming workshop. I'll send you private message and help you register the workshop. Thanks!
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Webinar Replay! ‘Swipe Sesh’: Exploring the Impacts of Dating Apps on Mental Health among Adults
On February 10, 2022, GGTU kicked off part 1 of a new webinar series called The Impacts of Digital Technologies on Mental Health and Addictions . This series will feature 3 standalone yet interconnected webinars, each taking on a different topic in relation to technology use and mental health and/or addiction-related impacts. Part 1 featured Dr. Treena Orchard (Western University) presenting engaging new content called, ‘Swipe Sesh’: Exploring the Impacts of Dating Apps on Mental Health...
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Canada-focused resources for keeping youth safe online
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection has two excellent resources for parents, caregivers and professionals who would like more information about keeping children and youth safe online. Protectkidsonline.ca has a range of information covering issues such as cyberbullying , exploitation , healthy relationships and online boundaries. This site also separates information by age brackets so information is tailored for children and young people aged 5-7, 8-10, 11-12 and 13-15 years.
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Re: Digital Burnout: How it May Impact Perceptions of Problem Technology Use
"Clinically, either ourselves or those we serve may not be aware of the difference in our use behaviours and patterns from 2 short years ago. In other words, what was once "high" technology use may now be necessary to complete daily tasks." - Such a great point, Rachel! I think your commentary is spot on. I've been thinking a lot about ways we "measure" or ask clients about their technology use and trying to determine when it becomes harmful. Our latest "Youth, Smartphones and Social Media"...
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Who are Canadians playing video games with?
The Real Canadian Gamer Essential Facts 2020 was created by the Entertainment Software Association of Canada amidst the Covid-19 pandemic and contains a range of statistics regarding who, what, when, where, and why so many Canadians turned to video gaming during the pandemic. Of particular interest to me was page 28, "Who are Canadians Playing Video Games With?", which stated the following statistics: 72% of adults play with their friends 35% of adults play with their siblings 34% of adults...