2010 Problem Gambling Awareness Week-Be a Supporter!
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:16 am
Mark your calendars for Problem Gambling Awareness Week (PGAW), a grassroots public awareness and outreach campaign. This event will take place during the week of March 7-13, 2010 and focuses on the devastating impact compulsive gambling can have on fami-lies.
The goal of this campaign is to educate the general public and health care professionals about the warning signs of problem gambling and raise awareness about the help that is available for families of problem gamblers.
Thousands of Florida residents are affected by problem gambling and often time’s family members suffer more than the gambler themselves. Neglect and abuse often occur and impact the family not only financially but physically and emotionally as well.
Fortunately, resources are available and families of problem gamblers can get help for themselves even if the gambler is not ready to do so. The ongoing mission of the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling (FCCG) is to promote awareness of problem gambling, the availability of support services to help minimize negative effects, and to provide a message of hope and help to those in need.
Please join us in raising awareness about problem gambling and its effects on the family by participating in PGAW in any of these ways: Posting information or a banner on your website that alerts visitors to PGAW and allows them to link to the FCCG website should addi-tional information be of interest. Allowing the FCCG to submit an article for your organization’s newsletter or other publication that is geared toward the population you serve.
Distributing FCCG materials (e.g. pamphlets, newsletters, posters all provided free of charge) at exhibits or forums.
Providing information on a kiosk or table in your welcome or reception area.
If assessments are conducted by your organization for the purpose of providing consumer services, integrating a brief screening tool for gambling (3 questions) during PGAW. Such use will enable your organization to preliminarily determine the presence of a gambling problem.
For more information and to request materials, contact the FCCG at fccg@gamblinghelp.org or call 1-888-ADMIT-IT (236-4848).
-March 2010-
Problem Gambling Awareness Week
March 7-13, 2010
Become a Partner Now
The goal of this campaign is to educate the general public and health care professionals about the warning signs of problem gambling and raise awareness about the help that is available for families of problem gamblers.
Thousands of Florida residents are affected by problem gambling and often time’s family members suffer more than the gambler themselves. Neglect and abuse often occur and impact the family not only financially but physically and emotionally as well.
Fortunately, resources are available and families of problem gamblers can get help for themselves even if the gambler is not ready to do so. The ongoing mission of the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling (FCCG) is to promote awareness of problem gambling, the availability of support services to help minimize negative effects, and to provide a message of hope and help to those in need.
Please join us in raising awareness about problem gambling and its effects on the family by participating in PGAW in any of these ways: Posting information or a banner on your website that alerts visitors to PGAW and allows them to link to the FCCG website should addi-tional information be of interest. Allowing the FCCG to submit an article for your organization’s newsletter or other publication that is geared toward the population you serve.
Distributing FCCG materials (e.g. pamphlets, newsletters, posters all provided free of charge) at exhibits or forums.
Providing information on a kiosk or table in your welcome or reception area.
If assessments are conducted by your organization for the purpose of providing consumer services, integrating a brief screening tool for gambling (3 questions) during PGAW. Such use will enable your organization to preliminarily determine the presence of a gambling problem.
For more information and to request materials, contact the FCCG at fccg@gamblinghelp.org or call 1-888-ADMIT-IT (236-4848).
-March 2010-
Problem Gambling Awareness Week
March 7-13, 2010
Become a Partner Now