Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM) is a grassroots campaign designed to help raise awareness of the prevention, treatment and recovery services available for those adversely affected by gambling. This nationwide awareness campaign brings together a wide range of stakeholders, including public health organizations, treatment providers, advocacy groups and gambling operators. Groups across America hold conferences, air Public Service Announcements, provide counselor trainings, host health screening days, run social media campaigns and many other activities to increase public awareness of problem gambling and the availability of prevention, treatment and recovery services.
The 2022 PGAM theme is “Awareness + Action”
When it comes to social media hashtags you are encouraged to only use one, which is #PGAM2022
The goals of this national campaign are:
To increase public awareness of problem gambling and the availability of prevention, treatment & recovery services.
To encourage healthcare providers to screen clients for problem gambling.
EVENTS
Gambling Disorder Screening Day is Tuesday, March 8,2022. This event, hosted by the Cambridge Health Alliance, is to educate and support healthcare providers in screening for #GamblingDisorder. Find the Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen and other screening toolshere, which can of course be used any day of the year.
Click here for a list of PGAM events across the country (Coming Soon).
Tell us about your events (click here) to share it with the national problem gambling/responsible gambling community!
2022 Problem Gambling Awareness Month Toolkit
2022 PGAM Toolkit Guide & Documents
Problem Gambling Frequently Asked Questions 2022 – click here
Tips for Getting an Official Proclamation 2022 – click here
Sample Problem Gambling Awareness Month Proclamation 2022 – click here
Social media sample posts general 2022 (English & Spanish Versions) – click here
Podcasts, Articles, Other recommended resources that will help raise awareness about problem gambling – click here
PGAM messages can also be promoted by submitting a letter to the editor (LTE) or an opinion editorial (op-ed) to your local newspaper. Instructions about how to do that, including word length limits, tend to reside in the “contact us” section of their website. To view an LTE example: Click Here.
Gambling Disorder Screening Day is Tuesday, March 8, 2022. NCPG is partnering with the Cambridge Health Alliance Division on Addiction, which has developed a free Gambling Disorder Screening Day Toolkit.
Click Here to access the Gambling Disorder Screening Day Toolkit
Materials include information on:
What is Gambling Disorder?
Why Screen for Gambling?
About the Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen
The Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen
An electronic version of the Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen (only users see their results)
Gambling Resources & Referrals
Your First Step to Change (2nd Edition), a self-help toolkit
and more
Special thanks to the Cambridge Health Alliance Division on Addiction.
Government Issued Proclamations 2022
Please email your city, county, or state-issued proclamation to ncpg@ncpgambling.org.
