YMCA YOUTH GAMBLING PROJECT 

Source:

YMCA Youth Gambling Project (YGP)

Program description:

(From the 17th National Conference on Problem Gambling): The goal of the

YMCA Youth Gambling Project (YGP) is to reduce the harm associated with gambling…the program takes a proactive approach, believing that prevention programs are essential to improving individual health and personal development, and creating healthier communities.

Risk factor(s) assumed to be addressed:

Availability

Favorable attitudes toward use

Friends who engage in gambling behavior

Family conflict, management problems

Parental attitudes and involvement

Community laws and norms favorable toward use

Protective factor(s) assumed to be addressed:

Skills

Healthy beliefs and clear standards 

CSAP strategies:

Information dissemination

Education 

Type of IOM approach:

Universal

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Populations appropriate for this promising program:

Youth ages 8 to 24 years old

Parents

Teachers

Professionals

Availability / More information:

YMCA Youth Gambling Project

42 Charles Street East, Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1T4

Canada

Email: jim.milligan@ymca.net

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