NCPG 24th National Conference on Problem Gambling (2010)
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A Call to Action: Recommendations for policies and programs to address college gambling. A national report
Program Code:
10C
Date:
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Time:
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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SPEAKER
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Kristy Wanner is the former developer and coordinator of Partners In Prevention’s Keeping the Score program which has received both state and national recognition as one of the most comprehensive college gambling prevention programs in the country. For over three years, Kristy provided support, direction and ideas for gambling prevention on 13 college campuses in Missouri as well as presented updates on policies and law changes to the coalition. She chaired a campus wide task force comprised of senior administrators at the University of Missouri and was a key member of the National Task Force on campus policies for gambling and other addictions. Kristy holds a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and is a doctoral candidate in Health Education and Promotion at the University of Missouri-Columbia, with emphasis areas in public and organizational health.
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Description
In 2009, the Task Force on College Gambling Policies released ten recommendations designed to reduce gambling-related harm among students and promote recovery-oriented policies. The impetus for the report came from a Harvard Medical School study finding that while 42 percent of college students gamble, only 22 percent of U.S. colleges and universities have gambling policies. The task force, comprised of student health professionals and administrators, concluded that schools are missing an opportunity to help 3 to 11 percent of college students with a gambling problem and others at risk of developing a problem. Pathological gambling is highly comorbid with other addictive and mood disorders, and college students who gamble frequently tend to engage in other risky behaviors such as binge drinking. In this session, a task force member will present the ten recommendations while also sharing concrete examples on ways to implement policy and prevention initiatives on college campuses. Case examples on how these recommendations have been integrated into existing programs and policies at member campuses and other colleges across the U.S., will be presented. These examples will help provide a roadmap on ways to engage campus communities and begin and/or continue the process of prevention and policy development on campuses. Strategies to partner with colleges and approach senior administration will also be explored with participants.