Council
On Gambling
March 13, 2006
The Council on Problem
Gambling is to increase public awareness of pathological
gambling, ensure the widespread availability of
treatment for problem gamblers and their families, and
to encourage research and programs for prevention and
education.
Gambling is an urge or addiction to gamble despite
harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. The
preferred term among many professionals is problem
gambling, as few people described by the term experience
true compulsions in the clinical sense of the word.
Problem gambling often is defined by whether harm is
experienced by the gambler or others rather than by the
gambler's behavior. Severe problem gambling may be
diagnosed as clinical pathological gambling if the
gambler meets certain criteria. The mission of the
Council on Gambling Problems is to raise public
awareness that compulsive gambling is a treatable
disorder, and to facilitate the development of a network
of services for compulsive gamblers and their families.
The Council on Gambling Problems is a private nonprofit
agency funded primarily through the Division of
Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health. The
organization is gambling neutral.
National Council on gambling,
The part of the national framework to address problem
gambling, a national council on gambling will be set up
in the second half of this year. The Council Will advise
MCYS on public education on problem gambling,, and
assess the Effectiveness of treatment, counseling and
support programmes to tackle problem gambling, Details
on the Council are at Annex A.
The mission of the Council on Gambling Problems is to
raise public awareness that compulsive gambling is a
treatable disorder, and to facilitate the development of
a network of services for compulsive gamblers and their
families.
Accomplishment of this mission is carried out through a
program encompassing:
• Public education and information through public
speaking, literature distribution, community
presentations, etc.
• Referral services.
• Training of health professionals in identification and
treatment of compulsive gambling.
• Advocacy at all levels of government and social
policy.
• Research.
The Council on
Gambling Problems is a private nonprofit agency
funded primarily through the Division of Substance
Abuse, and Mental Health, the State of Delaware. Funding
in part for the online presentation of information and
lessons guides was made through Delaware Department of
Education. The Council Gambling Policy and Action Plan
makes statements on Council’s position and response to
the provision of gambling in the municipality. It takes
account of the various issues and debate occurring as a
result of gambling activity in local communities and
puts forward a credible framework that can advance the
work of this organization in dealing with local concerns
resulting from gambling activity.
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