Problem Gambling Awareness Month 2021
2021 Problem Gambling Awareness Month
If gambling is creating problems for you and your family,
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Youth Awareness Campaign
YOUTH HAVE THE POWER TO _____.
Youth have the power to do so much. They can fill in the blank with many powerful, positive, and amazing things. We want to help celebrate that power with a problem gambling campaign designed to engage and support our youth.
News Release
Washington Recognizes Problem Gambling Awareness Month
Across the United States, March is recognized as Problem Gambling Awareness month. The Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling (ECPG), an affiliate of the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), is raising awareness of how problem gambling impacts individuals, families, and communities with a statewide media campaign produced in partnership with Washington State Health Care Authority at the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR).
Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM) is a time to increase public awareness of problem gambling and the availability of prevention, treatment, and recovery services, as well as to encourage healthcare providers to screen their clients for problem gambling and to make referrals for help services.
PGAM Proclamation
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee proclaims March 2021 as Washington Problem Gambling Awareness Month.
