Problem Gambling: A Guide for Helping Professionals
Problem Gambling: A Guide for Helping Professionals
Problem Gambling: A Guide for Helping Professionals
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<strong>Problem</strong> <strong>Gambling</strong>: A <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Helping</strong> <strong>Professionals</strong><br />
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Resources<br />
Ontario’s Specialized <strong>Problem</strong> <strong>Gambling</strong><br />
Services and Resources<br />
The following list of resources and programs has been funded by the<br />
government of Ontario as part of the province’s problem gambling<br />
strategy.<br />
Centre <strong>for</strong> Addiction and Mental Health<br />
<strong>Problem</strong> <strong>Gambling</strong> Project<br />
(416) 535-8501 x4253<br />
The <strong>Problem</strong> <strong>Gambling</strong> Project is the professional awareness and<br />
educational component of Ontario’s government-funded problem<br />
gambling strategy. This program provides training and supportive<br />
resources to Ontario’s designated problem gambling treatment services.<br />
The Project also collaborates with allied professional systems on the<br />
development and dissemination of customized materials, tools and<br />
training events that support their ef<strong>for</strong>ts to be of assistance to people<br />
affected by problem gambling. Some of the allied professional<br />
groups the pgp has worked with include financial counsellors, the<br />
correctional system, health care workers and ethnoracial counsellors.<br />
A collaborative process is utilized to ensure that specific needs are<br />
identified and that training and resources are appropriately adapted<br />
to each system.<br />
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