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The Gambling, Gaming & Technology Use Community of Interest brings together addiction and mental health service providers, researchers and subject matter experts in the fields of gambling, technology/Internet use and video gaming to collaborate and share knowledge on emerging trends and clinical best practices.

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Blog: A Health Communication Campaign to Address Gambling Among College Students

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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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Webinar: Poverty and Gambling

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New research - link between between insecure attachment styles and problem gambling

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The article below tested the link between insecure attachment styles and gambling issues in a sample of Ontario adults with a mood disorder. To read the full article, please visit: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306460317304276#bb0295 Sample: Adults (N = 275) diagnosed with a mood disorder (depression or bipolar disorder) within the past 10 years Results: Individuals with anxious attachment styles had higher levels of depression symptoms. This predicted motivations to...
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Just Released! Journal of Gambling Issues - Special Issue (38)

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The Journal of Gambling Issues (JGI) has just released its 38th issue. This is a great resource for the latest research on problem gambling, video gaming, emerging treatments and so much more. This special issue also announces the winners of the second JGI Scholars Award for Research Excellence in Problem Gambling. Read JGI special issue 38 here . What to submit your own publication? Learn more here .
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Gambling, Gaming & Tech Use  Upcoming Webinar!

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Problem Technology Use and Mental Health Gambling, Gaming & Technology Use Webinar Series Wednesday, July 11, 2018 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm (EST) Lisa Pont, MSW, RSW This webinar will discuss the complex relationship between problem technology use and mental health issues, as well as the available treatment options and resources for clients. After this webinar, participants will be able to: Define problem technology use Explain the link between problem technology use and mental health issues...
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CBC News Article: Tech companies encourage us to be smart about phones

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This newly released CBC News article discusses new Smartphone management tools that enable users to get daily and weekly activity reports about the total time they spend in each app, their usage and notifications as well as the ability for parents to put controls on usage. Featured in the article, @Registered Member points out that this may be one avenue to help reduce or minimize Smartphone use but that there are also other options such as turning off notifications and scheduling...
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Blog: Parenting Through Video Game Disorder

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A newly released blog on Learn.ProblemGambling.ca highlights some of the challenges of parenting a child with problem video gaming. The blog was contributed by Elaine Uskoski, a holistic health social service worker and author of the book Seeing Through the Cracks . She discusses the experience of finding out her 19-year old son has a video game disorder and how they worked together to get him to where he is today. Read her blog here .
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"An age-by-age guide to kids and smartphones"

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This is an interesting article that outlines some of the recommended guidelines for children and smartphone use: https://www.todaysparent.com/family/parenting/an-age-by-age-guide-to-kids-and-smartphones/ Dr. Michael Cheng, who spoke earlier this week at the Ontario Problem Gambling and Behavioural Addictions Provincial Forum, is quoted throughout the article. What do you think about some of these tips and guidelines? Are they realistic and reasonable? What other recommendations might you ...
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CBC News - Gaming disorder formally recognized

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Elaine Uskoski and her son, Jake, shared their powerful and moving story of their struggle with video game addiction at our annual Forum * earlier this week *(Ontario Problem Gambling & Behavioural Addictions Provincial Forum June 18-19, 2018) Their presentation at the Forum happened to coincide with WHO's release of their new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), which CBC showcased on The National on June 18, 2018. To view the interview, click below!
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Research on Parent-Child "Technoference"

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A recent research article published in the journal Pediatric Research looks at the effects of "technoference" (defined as digital/mobile technology use that interrupts interpersonal relationships) in a parent-child relationship. Here are some interesting findings from the study that looked at technoference in 183 couples & their children over a 6-month period: 55.5% of mothers and 43.0% of fathers reported having two or more technology devices that interrupt activities with their child...
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Problem Tech Use - Resource for parents

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Following our webinar from earlier today, Problem Technology Use and Mental Health , I thought it would be a great time to share a resource we created in 2017 for parents! A number of webinar attendees asked if we had any resources available for parents who suspect their children are engaging in problematic technology use, how parents can start that conversation with their children, and how they can get help if needed. To access this fantastic resource, please visit our website at:...
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Blog: Vocational Goals & Recovery

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Hi everyone, I recently wrote a blog focused on the value of exploring vocational goals when working with people with problem gambling. This blog post can be found here: https://learn.problemgambling.ca/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=13 I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on the value of vocation in this context and strategies you use to support clients' vocational pursuits (especially for those of you who are clinicians). Thanks, Matt
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WEBINAR Next Week! Gambling Behaviours in Older Adults

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Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use How Gambling Behaviours of Older Men and Women Challenge Previous Research on Gender and Gambling Wednesday, July 25, 2018 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm (EST) Mark van der Maas, PhD This webinar will discuss new research findings on how gambling behaviours of older men and women challenge previous notions on the relationship between gender and gambling. Learning Objectives Discuss the over-representation of men among people with problem gambling in general population...
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Adolescent Problem Gambling

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Our newly released evidence-informed practice web page on adolescent problem gambling discusses the key concepts, latest research and clinical best practices for clients with gambling problems between the ages of 12 to 24 years of age. It also includes handouts tailored for your clients that you can use in your practice. In your experience, what are the specific challenges when treating an adolescent with problem gambling? What resources would help you in providing the best possible care?
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Increases in technology use among Ontario students

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According to the 2017 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS), there have been increases in social media and technology use among Ontario students. Further, this article (released today) states that: "Five per cent of secondary school students reported symptoms suggesting they had a serious problem with use of technology". This is the first time that the survey included items related to symptoms of problem technology use. Hopefully this sets a precedent for further research in...
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WEBINAR Next Week! Concurrent Disorders & the Mental Status Exam

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Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use This webinar will describe the most common psychiatric co-occurring disorders with problem gambling, and will explain the function of the mental status exam in relation to problem gambling treatment. Learning Objectives Describe the most common psychiatric disorders that co-occur with problem gambling and the importance of addressing them in treatment. Explain the function of the mental status exam in relation to problem gambling treatment. Understand the...
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Do you use the Mental Status Examination in your practice?

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Do you use the Mental Status Examination (MSE) in your practice? If so, you'll want to head to our newly released evidence-informed practice web section on the MSE . There, you will find refreshers on what the MSE entails, the latest research on its use and how to apply it to your work with people with gambling problems. You can also find our other evidence-informed practice web sections at https://learn.problemgambling.ca/eip . We also recently offered a webinar on Concurrent Disorders and...
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Interview for CBC Kids

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I did an interview with the CBC for a new kids show they will be airing the beginning of September. It will be an online news show featuring different stories reported by kids. They interviewed me last Friday for a story they were doing on Fortnite. The show will feature a boy who did a 22 day cleanse from Fortnite as well as an interview with me about the definition of addiction and the signs of problem gaming. It was interesting to tailor the messages directly to kids between the ages of...
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Gambling, Gaming, and Technology Use Knowledge Exchange

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I was recently asked a key question I'd not yet been asked at any of my Talks. I didn't have an exact answer but felt it was important to know and to be prepared if this were to come up again. I had to ask my son, a recovering gaming addict, this poignant question. And after hearing his reply, I was inspired to write the following blog. This topic relates to the expression "It's not a problem until it's a problem." And as Robert Downey Jr once said, "Its easy to stop an addiction, its making...
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Screen time and ADHD

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ADHD is a risk factor for developing problem technology use. There has also been some discussion in the popular media about whether screen time causes ADHD. Leonard Sax, a psychologist and author (Boys Adrift) who spoke at our forum in 2017 was featured in an article in Psychology Today titled, "Does Too Much Screen Time Really Cause ADHD?". In the article, he refers to a study, the first of its kind on the topic. Take a look at the article and see what you think.
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Webinar: Mental Health and Well-Being Among Ontario Students

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The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS) recently released it's 2017 survey results. The report describes physical health indicators, mental health indicators, bullying, gambling and related problems, video gaming and related problems, and other risk behaviours among Ontario students in 2017 and changes since 1991, where available. A few survey highlights on gambling, gaming and technology use: About 7% of secondary school students...
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Promoting healthier gambling

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Interesting article about the benefits or lack of benefits that result from educating customers about the games. Providing information in this study did not reduce gambling behaviour and people who showed personality traits associated with problem gambling actually lost a bit more after the labels were introduced. OLG has put a lot of resources into educating customers through their PlaySmart website, PlaySmart Centres, and educational resources but it is interesting to look at the impact of...
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Teens in urban regions are more likely to experience problem video gaming

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Check out this post on the main EENet Connect site: https://www.eenetconnect.ca/topic/teens-in-urban-regions-are-more-likely-to-experience-problem-video-gaming?reply=366389314722069684#366389314722069684
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WEBINAR! Stages of Change and Problem Gambling

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Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use This one hour webinar will review the Stages of Change model and how it can be applied to working with people with problem gambling. Learning Objectives Describe the Stages of Change model Identify problem gambling examples of behaviours for each stage in the model Identify at least one clinical objective and intervention for each stage of change Registration is FREE ! To register for this webinar or to learn more, please visit ...
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Ontario Place to be the new location for a casino?

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Just in case you missed them, here are two recent articles published in the Globe and Mail on discussions to build a new casino at the Ontario Place location. Gambling industry eyes Toronto waterfront’s Ontario Place - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-gambling-industry-eyes-downtown-waterfront/ Ontario Finance Minister open to idea of a casino on Toronto’s waterfront - ...
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How to Improve Screening for Problem Gambling - Recruiting for Concept Mapping Study

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Are you a health care or service provider? If so, please share your thoughts with St. Michael’s Hospital and U of T researchers on ways to improve screening for problem gambling. We are looking for a wide range of health care and service providers. You can participate in-person at group brainstorming sessions held at the University of Toronto, or online on your own time. Those who take part will be eligible to win a food basket and/ or an iPad. Please contact our research team at...
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Older Adults & Problem Gambling: Journal of Gambling Issues - Special Issue 39

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There is a distinct scarcity of research on problem gambling in the older population (+ 55 years of age) despite a steady increase in prevalence rates (see Matheson et al., JGI , 39 , 43-61). In this special issue of the Journal of Gambling Issues ( JGI ), released in September 2018, a work group funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Gambling Research Exchange Ontario, summarize recent work in this field and identify paths for future study. Contributions include...
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Teens in Urban Regions Are More Likely To Experience Problem Video Gaming

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Our colleagues at EENet have just released a research snapshot on their website based on research of Shi and colleagues published in the International Journal of Mental health and Addiction . The study found higher levels of problem video gaming in teens living in urban areas than in teens living in rural areas. Interestingly, they also found that teens in urban regions with a gambling problem were more likely to have a problem with video gaming when compared to teens who did not gamble.
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Cashing in on Mental Health?

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Interesting article from the CBC yesterday on problem gambling in BC. It's sobering to hear about the pitfalls other provinces face with respect to problem gambling prevention, protection and supports. The former Problem Gambling Institute of Ontario is referenced in here along with other Canadian sources, around the evidence supporting problem gambling. Take a read if you have a chance.
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WEBINAR! Coping Strategies of Partners of Individuals with Problem Gambling

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Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use This one hour webinar will present recent evidence on coping strategies used by partners of individuals with problem gambling. Learning Objectives Review of the literature on coping strategies used by partners of individuals with problem gambling. Demystify the coping strategies used by the partners to cope with gambling. Identify the best and worst coping strategies influence the gambling habits of the individual with problem gambling. Registration is...
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Lots of video gaming online: problem ?

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hi there - my 20 year old son is playing a lot of video games online. It is a social thing as he is almost always talking to people around the world that are his friends on the different games. He can play in the night, wake up, have breakfast, sleep for a while, and not be on til the next night. He is in college and has been working part time too, but not so much as school is back. He has friends in our home location he sees in person very often during the week. But when he is not online on...
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Man admitted to clinic in India for "Netflix Addiction"

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First case of netflix addiction being treated This story is being promoted over several different news outlets. There is a man in India who has been admitted to Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru, India. NIMHANS Centre He is being described as a 26 year-old male who has been depressed for 6 months after losing his job. He has been using Netflix to "shut out reality" and turning it on first...
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Inventory of Gambling Situations mobile app now available

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We have just released the new Inventory of Gambling Situations (IGS) mobile app. Launched in mid-September, this app provides a mobile-friendly version of the IGS, asking clients with problem gambling or suspected gambling problems about their past-year gambling frequency in 63 different situations that may put them at risk. The app provides an easy-to-use, accessible layout and the option for clinicians to get instant results with their clients in the absence of a computer. You or your...
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Gaming and gambling

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Research has identified a link between loot boxes and gambling. Loot boxes are an in-game purchase that players can make that includes randomized items that they may value. This random element of loot boxes is similar to random outcomes in gambling and there have been concerns that loot boxes may put players at increased risk of problem gambling.
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Just Released: Journal of Gambling Issues, issue no. 40

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Our Journal of Gambling Issues has just released its latest issue (no. 40). The issue includes six original articles on topics such as self-exclusion in Swiss casinos and the links between impulsivity, depression and gambling; a policy paper on government-operated gambling; and a paper on the evolution of gambling. Read the full issue here .
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Searching for ways to improve screening problem gambling

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St. Michael’s and U of T are looking for health-care providers to take part in a research study Are you a health-care provider? If so, please share your thoughts with St. Michael’s and University of Toronto researchers on ways to improve screening for problem gambling. We are looking for a wide range of health-care and service providers. In-person or online sorting and rating sessions will be held at U of T. Those who take part will be eligible to win a gourmet food basket. Contact Amanda...
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New article in JMIR- Internet-Based Interventions for Problem Gambling: Scoping Review

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This scoping review summarizes 26 articles related to research on problem gambling interventions made available through the internet. It was stated that internet-based interventions show potential but their effectiveness compared with in-person treatment is unknown, and possible unintended side effects are not clear. However, such interventions have shown benefits for persons facing barriers in accessing problem gambling treatment. You can read the full article here . What are your thoughts...
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CAMH Monitor e-Report 2017 - Gambling, Gaming & Technology Use Rates in Ontario Adults

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The CAMH Monitor e-Report 2017 was just released, providing new gambling, gaming and technology use prevalence rates for Ontario adults. Below are some highlights. Gambling: The most common gambling activity was buying lottery tickets. 23.4% of adults reported betting on slots or table games at a casino in the past year, while 3.7% bet money online. 1.2% of Ontario adults had a moderate to high risk of gambling problems in the past year. Gaming & Technology Use: 5.6% of Ontario adults...
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Bell Let's Talk - part of the problem?

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A recent article posted on NOW discusses how "Bell Let's Talk" day may actually be contributing to the mental health problem. https://nowtoronto.com/news/think-free-blog/bell-let-s-talk-day-part-of-the-mental-health-problem/ Do you agree with this journalist? Disagree? Why or why not? Looking forward to reading the discussion! :)
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INQBOARD: Older Adults & Problem Gambling

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EENet presents Inqboard... a collection of infographic posters. This Inqboard is based on the article, " The prevalence of problem gambling and gambling-related behaviours among older adults in Ontario " in the Journal of Gambling Issues by Mark Van Der Maas. Click on the image to download PDF version of the poster. To download the original study The prevalence of problem gambling and gambling-related behaviours among older adults in Ontario, click here .
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New Problem Gambling Grant Opportunity

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Does your work involve advancing problem gambling awareness and/or counseling programs for immigrants, refugees and ethnocultural communities in Ontario? If so, we are pleased to invite you to apply for a new grant opportunity for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Four grants will be awarded for a total of $15k each. Click here for more information about this exciting grant and how to apply. Deadline to apply is March 29, 2019 .
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New Problem Gambling Grant Opportunity

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Does your work involve advancing problem gambling awareness and/or counseling programs for immigrants, refugees and ethnocultural communities in Ontario? If so, we are pleased to invite you to apply for a new grant opportunity for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Four grants will be awarded for a total of $15k each. Click here for more information about this exciting grant and how to apply. Deadline to apply is March 29, 2019 .
 
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