1. 2010 OREGON STUDENT WELLNESS SURVEY DATA Youth gambling

2. http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/addiction/student-wellness/index.shtml

11. Past 30 day activities

12. What’s increasing the most?

13. Youth gambling and ethnicity

14. Youth gambling and alcohol use

15. Youth gambling and binge drinking

16. Youth gambling and smoking

17. Youth gambling and marijuana

18. Youth gambling and skipping school

19. Youth gambling and depression

20. Youth gambling and suicide attempts

22. delinquency sexual behavior smoking drug use gambling Problem Behaviors Youth Problem Gambling: One Component of Problem Behaviors

23. Please share this data with:  Parent groups  Teachers  Community coalitions  Your own staff and colleagues  CCF/LADPC/etc

24. Other recommended slides follow….

25. Oregon Gambling: Summarized Oregon has more forms of legalized gambling and offers easier access to gambling than almost any other state - AND - Oregon is a nationally recognized leader in prevention, harm reduction and treatment for gambling problems Source: National Ctr for the Study of Gambling, 2006

26. Gambling is:  Betting something of value on an event with an uncertain outcome  Something of value can be money, time, emotion, etc.

27. …that’s 1 per classroom, yet it’s generally not addressed in schools In Oregon, 1 in 25 youth meets the criteria for problem gambling

28. Preference for new, exciting, low effort activities Minimal consideration of negative consequences More risky, impulsive all of which can play into gambling problems Adolescent Brains Are A Work In Progress

29. Messages to kids about gambling: positive, fun, a way to make money, everyone does it….where’s the balance??

30. Parental attitudes Oregon parent/youth focus groups revealed:  All parents in the groups said their kids didn’t gamble  All kids in the groups said they did gamble  Neither sees gambling as risky

31. Most parents believe:  Youth gambling is harmless  Youth who gamble are unlikely to have problems in school  Youth gambling is not associated with alcohol or drug use …and those beliefs are part of the problem

32.  Alternative high schools  School counselors  At risk youth programs  Youth detention facilities  Adolescent addiction treatment  School sports Targeting those at highest risk