2015 NCPG Prevention Showcase

Amanda BurkeKelly Willis & Jennifer LeaseColleen Fitzgibbons & Alex LeslieAshley Trantham & Smith WorthUniversity of Bridgeport

Prevention Showcase

Environmental Scan: A Tool for Strategic Problem Gambling Prevention Efforts

Amanda Burke, Ph.D., CTRS, CHES

A tool that can be utilized to collect data to design health programs uniquely tailored to the needs of communities.

(Rowel et al., 2005)

A process of gathering, analyzing, and dispensing information for tactical or strategic purposes.

Factual and subjective information.

Collect information on the environment

Process the findings on the community condition

Respond using CSAP’s 6 prevention strategies

CPR

1. Information Dissemination 2. Prevention Education 3. Alternatives 4. Problem ID & Referral5. Community-Based Process6. Environmental

Allows you to understand the trends, changes, and drivers that impact or may impact the community

Helps with strategic planning

Direct funds accordingly

(Rowel et al., 2005)

Takes resources to conduct

May encounter resistance

Select scanning team

Scan to the beat of the CPR song…

Maryland Smart Choices Youth Gambling School-Based Program

Kelly Willis, LCSW-C & Jennifer Lease, LCSW-C

Display Table: Brittany Parham, PhD

Adapting: Smart Choices to MD• Two basic types of program adaption

– Program content• Goals/concepts relatively unchanged• Simplified content

– Form of program delivery*• Characteristics of the delivery person(s)

– Manual– Helpful Guide (pg. 3 of Executive Summary)

• Channel of delivery *– Games, interactive activities, discussion, group work– Posters, handouts, power points, oversized dice, prize box

Castro et al., 2004 &

Agenda: Session 1• Introductions: Rules/Student Expectations

(pg. 4 of Executive Summary)

• Introduce Decision Making Model

• Introduce Positive Behavior Plan (pg. 4 of Executive Summary)

• Earn Prizes: e.g. Pencils, Erasers, Candy, Magnets, Yellow Smart Choices Bag and Water Bottles

This Session we will discuss:

• Define Gambling (“Let’s Make a Deal”)• Gambling: Games and Values• Facts, Myths, Rituals & Superstitions• Final Activity: Decision Making Game

Agenda: Session 2• Review Rules/Positive Behavior Plan• Review Decision Making Model


• Understanding skill vs. luck• Understanding consequences of gambling• Definition of Problem gambling• Final Activity: Decision Making Game

Agenda: Session 3• Review Rules/Positive Behavior Plan• Review Decision Making Model


• Needs vs. Wants

• Create your own PSA presentation to the class

• Final Activity: Decision Making Game

Program Evaluation• Analysis of pre/post test data showed students learned:– Gambling relies on luck versus skill– Young people could develop a gambling addiction

• Focus group for participating clinicians concluded:– Manual contributed to ease of program implementation– Students stayed engaged– Positive behavior plan and rewards were effective

Thank you for participating in this session on:

Maryland Smart Choices

If you have questions, comments, or concerns please don’t hesitate to speak with any of the presenters

THANK YOU!

Preventing Problem Gambling Among College Students: A Collaborative Approach

Colleen Fitzgibbons, Recovery ResourcesAlex Leslie, Cleveland Crisis Rape Center

Scope of Problem

“Doesn’t Happen Here!”

Positive Solution

The Big Idea:

Bystander Engagement

Partner

• Connect with CRCC—utilize issue that campuses do talk about

• Connect with multiple campuses‐key program folks

Design

• Focus group each campus• Create a template with room to tailor for each program

Implement

• Provide programming to students• Measure outcomes

Focus Groups (Learning)

Key campus leaders/influencers(6 hour training)

Broader Programming(60‐90 min programming)

“I feel a sense of responsibility to intervene in issues of substance use, sexual violence and mental health problems.”91% agreed…“I plan to use the skills I learned today in the future.”94% agreed…

Of the1,054 students trained…

Problem Gambling Outreach on College Campuses: A Three-

Pronged Approach

Ashley TranthumSmith Worth

North Carolina DHHS, Division of MH/DD/SAS

North Carolina Problem Gambling

Program

North Carolina Problem Gambling Program

877.718.5543

morethanagamenc.com

Missionto provide and support effective problem gambling prevention/education, outreach and treatment programs throughout North Carolina



College Gambling

Higher risk population Research has shown that teenagers and college-aged young

adults are more impulsive and at higher risk for developing gambling disorders than adults.

Most adults with a gambling problem started gambling at an early age. Scientists have learned that the adolescent brain is still growing, which accounts for the frequently impulsive behavior and unwise decisions of teenagers.

Compared to students without gambling problems, students with gambling problems are more likely to use tobacco, drink heavily or binge drink, smoke marijuana or use other illegal drugs, drive under the influence and have a low GPA.


College Students & Gambling

Internet gambling 2.6%

Horse/dog races 4.5%

Cards, dice or game of chance 12.0%

Casino gambling 20.4%

Sports gambling 20.5%

Lottery/numbers 24.7%

75% of college students gambled during the past year


Past Year College Gamblers Higher rates of: Unsafe sex after drinking

Illicit drug use

Cigarette use

Marijuana use

Binge drinking



NC College Outreach Programs


NC College Outreach Programs

12+ colleges/universities participating

$5,000 grants

3 pronged approach* Screening Outreach Policy

*Adapted from Lane County Public Health


Getting your foot in the door Find an advocate

Find the right department Counseling Center Health/Wellness Center Student Affairs School of Social Work Peer Health Educators

Ask about screening questions

Change approach (use as community public health outreach, design project, campus safety, etc.)

Screening

Health Center

Counseling Center

Financial Aid


Policy

Enforce existing school policies related to underage/illegal gambling. If no gambling policies currently exist, advocate and work to create them.

Encourage inclusion of gambling questions in all on-campus health surveys and studies in order to elevate the knowledge of how gambling is affecting college-age students in addition to creating a valuable source of data for future study


ResearchWork in progress

Questions added to UNC Charlotte College Health Survey- data pending

Working with UNC Wilmington School of Social Work and Counseling Center to develop research projects


On-Campus Awareness Campaigns Educate campus counseling services and health promotion

staff

Curriculum infusion

Freshmen Orientation

RA training

Athletics

Collaborate with key groups

Create campus-specific video PSA’s


Awareness Campaigns T-shirts, pens, towels

Presentations

PSAs

Poster contests

Play

Activities















Challenges “We don’t have a gambling problem here”

Maintaining appropriate messaging

Encouraging student involvement

Continuing momentum


[email protected]

[email protected]

919-800-8482


College Poster Presentations

Liz McCall

Community Partnerships to Prevent Problem Gambling: Conducting Research to Inform Evidence Based Prevention

Jason F. Sikorski, Ph. D.Katie DaltonLauren McCarthySean GriffinArialda Fejzic

Central Connecticut State University

Phase 1Developing a Program of Research• The importance of this data being collected▫ Partnership between community prevention educators and

a university setting

▫ Assessing problem gambling as part of a university-based research program investigating high-risk behaviors in college students Identifying correlations across high risk behavioral tendencies

• Data collected during the Spring Semesters of 2011 and 2013▫ An opportunity to engage students in research and

community-wide prevention Please take a look at some of our conference presentations

Phase 2Identifying Predictors and Consequences of Problem Gambling in College Students

• University research partially funded by the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling▫ A comprehensive assessment protocol Please see the handout summarizing the wide range of

constructs assessed

▫ A large sample of undergraduate college students Over 200 participants taking part in a 3-hour data

collection process

Phase 3Informing Future Prevention Efforts

• With this range of information collected▫ Add to the empirical literature pertaining to the

etiology of problem gambling behaviors Replications of past findings in college students Extend the literature on predictors of problem

gambling Positive Psychology Hypermasculinity

▫ Inform community prevention efforts in an evidence based world

Objectives

Gambling Awareness & Prevention at University of Bridgeport

Nicole R. MorseStudent Health Services

University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT

+ To provide information aboutgambling and referral sources to thestudent population at the Universityof Bridgeport.

+ To provide Problem GamblingAwareness Activities on campus.

+ To Conduct Risky BehaviorsFocus Groups on campus with adiverse student population todevelop a cohesive and inclusiveposter/media campaign forawareness and referrals.

This was made possible by a grant funded by H.ED.G.E.

Next Steps 2016:This year followed up with students andcreated a poster and media campaignthat can be viewed in multiple differentsettings around campus. We will beginto use these posters as outreach andfollow up with additional RiskyBehaviors/Non-Gambling Activities oncampus. Our Non-Gambling Game Nightis an Student Health sponsored night thatRA’s can request for their buildings as aneducational program. We will followthrough with activities, programming andour media campaign and assess whereour student exposure and knowledge is.

Educating Students+ Our first objective was to providegambling and referral information tostudents living and taking classes onthe University of Bridgeport Campus.In order to reach the maximum aboutof students possible we createdPowerPoint presentations containinggambling statistics and referralinformation. These presentationswere played in the residence halls,dining halls, online portal, and in theStudent Center for several weeksduring both Fall and Spring Semester.

+All students that participated in newstudent orientation and orientationleaders were given GamblingAwareness information and referralinformation during the Fall and SpringOrientation period.

+This allowed us to maximize theamount of students we were able toreach in a passive manner. A largeamount of students were able to viewthe statistical data and referralinformation throughout each semesterin a number of different venues oncampus.

Student Attitudes about Gambling:- For some gambling could be anaddiction.-It can start with friends and turn intosomething much more.-It is not necessarily a problem on theUniversity of Bridgeport campus.Student Perceptions of Positive Aspectsof Gambling:WinningStudent Perceptions of Negative Aspectsof Gambling:Emotional: Anger over loses, Losing

Money, No Hope, Relying on it forincome, Risk of Injury

Focus Group Findings

Gambling Awareness Activities

+ Our second Objective was to providehands on educational activities in the formof Prevention Programming. We held anInternational Coffee Hour and RA/RD Non-Gambling Game Night.

+Risky Behavior Event:The University Counseling Servicesconducted a Fresh Check Day, whichhighlighted suicide prevention andother risky behaviors. Over 350students attended this event. T shirtswere purchased with the grant funding.Risky behaviors such as problemgambling, alcohol and other drugs,resources on and off campus werehighlighted at this event.

+ Non-Gambling Game Night AwarenessEvent: A game night with RA’s tohighlight issues relevant to collegestudents. At this event, Gamblingawareness and Gambling preventioneducation were provided to on campusstudents. The funding was used toprovide food. 35 students and staffattended this event and 35 studentswere given information on Gamblingawareness and resources on and offcampus. Students were able to enjoynon gambling games and smoothies.

Risky Behaviors Focus Groups+ Groups were held three separate times

and in three separate locations. Wetargeted a variety of different voices andperspectives on campus for feedback onour poster/media campaign images.

+ Total Number of Students: 34+ 24 Undergraduate Students+ 5 Student Affairs Professional Staff

Members+ 5 Resident Assistants/ Undergraduate

Students

Students believed gambling can Include:Cards, placing a bet on a game, casinos, and

some felt that lottery scratch games wereincluded. Students did not feel March Madnesspools were considered “risky” gambling but didacknowledge it as gambling.

Student’s understanding of the GamblingPopulation:

On campus students, off campus students, andmore often international students.-Not as much of an issue for those studentswho are in debt. More of a problem for offcampus students.-Students agreed that there is an increasedaccessibility due to internet.-Targets students who are privileged.

Students suggestions during Poster/MediaCampaign Creation:

-Clear Taglines that could work with multipledifferent substances/risky behaviors

-”Pop” art, colors that stand out-Posters should be viewed in a group for highest

impact-Have more than one series of posters to display

for maximum effectiveness

Focus Group Findings that Controlled Creation of Campaign:

Environmental Strategies (VOTE #1)Kelly DunnColleen FitzgibbonsAmandaLiz McCall

Thank You! Please vote!

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