Click on this link "MH 101 - Problem Gambling" to check out this online tutorial from CAMH's "Mental Health and Addictions 101" series.
This tutorial is intended for people who:
- work in non-clinical roles in the substance use and mental health fields
- encounter people with substance use of mental health problems, in any work setting
- have friends or family with substance use or mental health problems
Disclaimer from CAMH: Information in this tutorial is not to be used for diagnosis, treatment or referral services
The tutorial provides basic information about problem gambling, including:
- how gambling is defined
- how games of chance work
- what problem gambling is
- the effects of problem gambling
- the signs of problem gambling
- how problem gambling is treated