When: (2 to dates to choose from) Thursday November 20th and Tuesday November 25th · 1-2pm AST
What: RGC Webinar: Valuable Insights for Fostering Wellness and Harm Prevention: A Webinar on Youth Gambling
Cost: FREE!
Who: RGC (Responsible Gambling Council)
How: Nov 20th: Register here Nov 25th: Register here
About:
Young people are a priority focus for RGC’s prevention and education programs.
Growing concerns about youth engagement with gambling and digital health highlight an urgent need for effective prevention and education strategies. To address this pressing issue, the Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) undertook a comprehensive study to gain deeper insight into the experiences and needs of young people. The findings from this research are now guiding the development of targeted prevention and education programs.
In 2023–24, RGC continued this research, taking a closer look at the needs and perspectives of youth and young adults. This important information can drive youth prevention programming at a broader level, supporting initiatives across sectors to better address the needs of young people.
We invite you to join Dr. Jennifer Reynolds, Associate Director, Research and Knowledge Mobilization, and Lisa Couperus, Associate Director, Education and Programs, for a one-hour webinar exploring key insights from the project, and recommendations to inform future harm prevention programming.
This session will highlight:
- Key insights in youth gambling and risk behaviours
- Opportunities for education, harm prevention, and early intervention
- Recommendations to help strengthen youth-focused supports across sectors
The Speakers:
Dr. Jennifer Reynolds
Associate Director, Research & Knowledge Mobilization
Responsible Gambling Council
- Dr. Reynolds is an applied researcher with over 15 years of experience in the gambling field, specializing in youth programming and the intersection of gambling and gaming. Her work bridges academic research with real-world community impact through innovative, participatory approaches.
Lisa Couperus
Associate Director, Education and Programs
Responsible Gambling Council
- Lisa Couperus is a leader in youth and young adult harm prevention and has been driving positive change since organizing Canada's first youth conferences on drinking and driving. She developed RGC's first gambling awareness program for post-secondary students in 2001/02 and now leads RGC’s youth and young adult prevention education and programming, with a focus on translating evidence into effective, community-centered programs.
Click here for more info and to register now: NOV 20th or NOV 25th
When: Thursday, November 20 · 1 - 2:30pm AST
What: Understanding Video Games: A Therapist's Call of Duty
Cost: FREE!
Who: Root Center for Advanced Recovery
How: Register here
About:
"Our November 2025 Clinical Grand Rounds will be on "Understanding Video Games: A Therapist's Call of Duty" and will be presented by Paul Weigle, MD. These presentations are free and open to the public.
Paul is an Associate Medical Director for Natchaug Hospital at the University of Connecticut Medical School.
Synopsis/Objectives:
Daily gaming among youth have rapidly escalated in recent years. American youth average over 3 hours each day playing video games, as a part of over nine hours per day of entertainment screen media. Scientific research and clinical experience confirms that a significant minority of boys suffer from a behavioral addiction to video games, and reveals epidemiology, comorbidity, and effects on parameters of mental health, academic achievement, behavior, and sleep. Although challenging, mental health providers can identify and effectively treat affected youth.
Participants will be able to:
- Appreciate the extent of gaming habits in the lives of American youth.
- Differentiate normal gaming from overuse and overuse from gaming disorder
- Summarize research regarding the epidemiology of gaming disorder including risks factors, comorbidity, and outcomes.
- Be able to prevent and treat gaming disorder, including help families establish and sustain healthy gaming habits."