Problem Gambling Support
There is a way forward for everyone.
Anyone, from any background, can find themselves struggling with gambling. We’ll take time to understand your needs, identify how we can help, and provide the resources you need to make your own decisions.
Don’t hesitate to reach out.
Visit one of our gambling support offices.
Find a mental health training.
Linn-Benton Gambling Treatment Program
The purpose of our problem-gambling prevention program is to increase public awareness and educate community members about this important issue. We focus on youth skills for healthy lifestyles and decisions, parent education and awareness of problem behavior, community awareness campaigns, and education regarding problem gambling treatment resources.
- Individual assessment and evaluation
- Individual, group, and family counseling
- Family education about gambling addiction, relapse, and recovery
- Leisure skills group (equine therapy group)
- Psychiatric consultation
Prevention Education in Schools
Botvin’s LifeSkills Training is a comprehensive prevention program for elementary and middle school youth. Evaluation of the program indicates that it is an effective tool in reducing future alcohol, tobacco, other drug use and violence. The Prevention Program offers Botvin’s Lifeskills Training to every Linn County school district at no cost. For more information email prevention@linncountyhealthorg or visit the Botvin’s LifeSkills Training website.
Parenting Education
Linn County Alcohol & Drug Prevention Program supports parenting education through participation in the Parenting Success Network. Call 541-917-4899 to learn more about parenting education opportunities in Linn and Benton Counties.
Linn Together Community Coalition
Linn Together is a community coalition that equips partner organizations, parents, and educators throughout Linn County with information and tools to guide positive youth choices around substance use and other behavioral health issues. For more information, email info@linntogether.org or visit linntogether.org.
Linn County STAND
The Linn County STAND Youth Council is a group of concerned high school students who are working together to develop a variety of media awareness tools designed to reduce underage drinking and other drug use in our community, and to promote mental wellness. The council consists of students from high schools throughout Linn County, and works in collaboration with community partners to change the community’s perception of underage drinking.
If you are a Linn County high school student and would like more information about STAND, or are interested in participating, please email prevention@linncountyhealth.org.
Community Education
Linn County Alcohol & Drug Prevention sponsors community education activities based on current trends and community needs. For more information, email prevention@linncountyhealth.org.
Problem Gambling Prevention
The purpose of the problem gambling prevention program is to increase public awareness and educate community members about the issue. Prevention efforts include:
- Building skills in youth that will increase healthy lifestyles and decision-making
- Parent education and awareness of problem behavior
- Community awareness campaigns
- Education regarding problem gambling treatment resources
For more information, please email prevention@linncountyhealth.org.
Mental Health Promotion and Prevention
Good mental health is a necessary condition to protect against the development of mental illness, substance abuse, problem gambling and physical illness. The Linn County Prevention Program is part of a regional mental health promotion and mental illness prevention project. Regional partners include IHN-CCO, Benton County Health Department and Lincoln County Health Department.
Questions to Think About
In Oregon, most adults (87%) agree that if people choose to gamble, they should have their own guidelines for gambling responsibly. As a personal prevention effort, we invite you to reflect on the following questions.
Do you gamble for entertainment only, or some other reason?
Most adults (8 out of 10) agree that if people choose to gamble, they should do it for entertainment.
How much is gambling costing you?
Most adults (9 out of 10) agree that people should understand how much gambling costs them.
Do you see your losses as just the cost of entertainment?
Most adults (8 out of 10) agree that people should treat the money they lost as the cost of entertainment.
Do you have a dollar limit set? Do you follow it?
Most adults (9 out of 10) agree that people should set a dollar limit on how much they will gamble and stick to it.
Do you expect to lose more than you win?
Most adults (8 out of 10) agree that people should expect to lose when they gamble.
Do you let lost money go?
Most adults (9 out of 10) agree that people should avoid chasing lost money—in other words, to resist trying to win back what they lost.
Do you use borrowed money or credit for gambling?
Most adults (9 out of 10) agree that people should NOT gamble using borrowed money or credit.
Do you set and follow a time limit?
Most adults (8 out of 10) agree that people should set a limit as to how long they will gamble and stick to it.
Is gambling interfering with your family, friends, work, or worthwhile activities?
Most adults (9 out of 10) agree that gambling should not interfere with or be a substitute for friends, family, work or other worthwhile activities.
Do you use gambling to cope with emotional or physical pain?
Most adults (9 out of 10) agree that people should not gamble to cope with emotional or physical pain.
Do you avoid drinking while gambling?
Most adults (6 out of 10) agree that people should not drink alcohol and gamble at the same time.
Are you gambling under the age of 21?
Most adults (8 out of 10) agree that people under the age of 21 should not gamble.
Quick Links for Problem Gambling
Check out the Oregon Problem Gambling Resource. If you are concerned about your own or someone else’s gambling, OPGR has free, confidential resources.
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