SLIDE 10 10/15/2014 10
19
College Student Gambling Targeted Response Initiative (TRI)
- 396 college students (18‐25 years old) from
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo
- 73.2% of students reported participation in at
least one type of gambling during past 12 months
- Lottery, sports betting (e.g. March madness) and
casino gambling were the top three reported gambling types (49%, 24.2% & 24% respectively)
- 26% total students screened positive for some
level of risk for problem gambling
20
Problem Gambling Workforce Capacity Survey
- 35% of practitioners screen for gambling disorders.
- In the past year for gambling diagnosis: 80 %
reported treating 10 or fewer clients; 29% reported no patients; and only 4% reported seeing more than 20 patients for gambling addiction.
- 357 participants reported offering treatment to
persons with gambling disorder.
- 37% reported attending gambling addiction training,
and 40% plan to attend training in the next 6 months.