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Older adults and gambling resources

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The St. Joseph’s Care Group in Thunder Bay, Ontario, offers valuable resources for healthcare professionals. Information about the Ontario Resource Group on Problem Gambling and Older Adults (55+) can be found at www.mha.sjcg.net. Choose Gambling and follow the Older Adults sidebar link. Scroll down to access the Network Providers brochure under Ontario Resource Group.

Betting on Older Adults: A Problem Gambling Prevention Clinical Manual for Service Providers published by the Ontario Resource Group can also be accessed through the St. Joseph’s Care Group web site above. You can also find Gamble Scramble, a series of puzzles that provide prevention and awareness information about gambling.

www.problemgambling.ca – an online community supported by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba. www.afm.mb.ca. A resource about older adults and gambling is currently under construction.


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