Connections: Healthy Gambling and Gaming

Resources:

Maryland Council on Problem Gambling: https://www.marylandproblemgambling.org/  

ECPG Problem Gambling Awareness Month 2024: https://www.evergreencpg.org/pgam-2024/  

TikTok meets gambling recovery – Rob One Day At A Time (O.D.A.A.T.) joins us to discuss how he’s spreading awareness and offering support through social media using his own story of recovery.   

Resources:   

Rob ODAAT website: https://www.robodaat.com/about-me/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rob_odaat/  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rob_odaat  

TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@rob_odaat  

ECPG Helpline page: https://www.evergreencpg.org/help-and-hope/programs-and-services/helpline-info/  

Meet guests Jose Garcia, CGAC-I, CADC-II, and Antonio Sosa, SUDP, WSCGC-I, in this Connections podcast episode. They share their experiences about being a part of the rich Latino/a culture and hear about how they raise awareness for mental health and help care for and heal their communities.

Resources:

What is “two-spirit?” What’s the difference between two-spirit vs. LGBTQIA+? What does it mean to be a “settler?” And what does all this have to do with gambling or gaming, recovery, and behavioral health?  Listen to find out. 

Harlan Pruden and Ryan Stillwagon

Resources:  

Two-Spirit Dry Lab ⁠https://twospiritdrylab.ca/⁠  

People may often think of treatment professionals, peers, and 12-steps when they think of recovery help services, but who else is behind the scenes?  Who helps the helpers!?  Who can they turn to for assistance in implementing evidence-based practices, creating a contingency-management program, training on specific topics, and more?  The NW ATTC and ECPG have been partnering on training for over three years now, if you don’t know what they do, here’s a good opportunity to find out.   

Denna Vandersloot, Co-Director of NW ATTC 

Mitch Doig, Technology Transfer Specialist (OR/ID) NW ATTC 

Resources: 

NW ATTC home page: https://attcnetwork.org/  

NW ATTC training page: https://attcnetwork.org/centers/global-attc/training-and-events-calendar  

Dr. Cash and Dr. Diez-Morel share how they got interested in studying and treating Gaming Disorder, why they have stayed involved in it, what inspired them to contribute to sharing knowledge, and recruiting others to the field.  They share the literature that has taught them a lot about the field, what they’ve studied, and what still needs to be researched.  Check it out! 

Guests’ Websites and Publications: 

Stephanie Diez-Morel 

Dr. Hilarie Cash 

Resources Mentioned in This Episode: 

“I finally got Rob on the show!”  If you didn’t know, March is national Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM).  Here at ECPG, we get all kinds of questions like “what exactly is PGAM?”  “Anything interesting happening this year?”  “You guys seem really busy this month, what’s going on?”  So, we wanted to do an episode all about PGAM, with a “behind-the-scenes" look at the trends we’ve seen and the stuff we get excited about, such as the partnerships and teachable moments we’ve had with our advisors on equity and social justice. Kudos to Rob for coming on the show as a guest, to our whole team, partners, and everyone across the country who works incredibly hard to raise awareness and access to services for gambling-related concerns.  But always, congratulations to those who are changing their lives for the better.  

Cait Huble with NCPG and Kristi Weeks with Washington’s Lottery explain what “Gift-Responsibly” both around the holidays and all year means and why lottery and scratch-off tickets are not appropriate gifts for minors.  Then we do a little “un-boxing” of our own as we open the gifts we sent each other before the episode recording.  Wow, were we in for a hilarious surprise!

#GiftResponsibly Lottery Tickets Aren't Child's Play

Resource Links:

ECPG Gift Responsibly Post: https://www.evergreencpg.org/news/the-last-minute-gift-idea-challenge-giftresponsibly/

National Council on Problem Gambling: https://www.ncpgambling.org/

NCPG Gift-Responsibly: https://www.ncpgambling.org/programs-resources/gift-responsibly-campaign/

Washington’s Lottery: https://www.walottery.com/

Washington’s Lottery Gift-Responsibly: https://walottery.com/Responsibility/GiftsToMinors.aspx

Recommended Reads

A couple brilliant “bookworms” and authors, Jody Bechtold and Dr. Stephanie Diez-Morel, share about some of the most influential authors and bodies of work that contributed to their understanding of problem gambling and gaming.  They also share about some of their own publications, what they read for fun, and make recommendations for books that make great gifts.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the episode. Are you curious about a recommended reading mentioned in the podcast? Host Tana Russell has you covered with a complete list in our episode blog post: https://www.evergreencpg.org/podcast/recommended-reads-season-3-episode-10/

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