Adolescent Gambling Problems: Public Health Intervention Using the Internet

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1 Adolescent Gambling Problems: Public Health Intervention Using the Internet David Korn MD Charlotte Lombardo Martha Murray Department of Public Health Sciences University of Toronto

2 Acknowledgements! Dave Haans! Dan Rootman! Sherry Biscope! Oonagh Maley! Harvey Skinner

3 About Us! University of Toronto! Faculty of Medicine! Public Health Sciences Department! TeenNet! Gambling Research Project

4 Presentation! Establish a public health context for addressing youth gambling! Describe TeenNet within Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto! Report progress on our Gambling Research Project

5

6 The way you define a problem will determine what you do about it. Dr. Jonathan Mann GLOBAL AIDS Program World Health Organization

7 Frame Youth Gambling as A Public Health Matter

8 The enduring value of a public health perspective is that it applies different lenses for understanding gambling behavior, analyzing its benefits and costs, as well as identifying strategies for action. Harvey Skinner, Chair Department of Public Health Sciences University of Toronto

9 Public Health & Gambling Definition Study of the distribution & determinants of gambling problems in a defined population and the organized measures to prevent, minimize or control its occurrence and spread

10 Value of a Public Health Framework for Youth Gambling! Upstream emphasis! Strategic orientation! Commitment to partnerships! Youth engagement! Multiple interventions! Asset rather than deficits approach

11 Perceived Positives for Youth! Can learn competencies! Numeracy & literacy! Risk assessment! Decision making! Coping with disappointment, loss & winning! Can promote self efficacy & informed choice! Leisure & lifestyle! Health behaviors! Consequences of actions

12 Determinants of Problem Gambling Gambler Money Environment Game

13 Youth Gambling Strategic Goals! Promote: informed, balanced attitudes & behaviors towards gambling & gamblers! Prevent: youth gambling related health problems! Protect: vulnerable & at risks youth David Korn MD, International Think Tank on Youth Gambling, McGill University, Montreal, May 2001

14 Public Health Integrated Intervention Model Public Health Framework For Youth Spectrum of Gambling Behaviors & Risk Non- Gambling none health promotion At-risk Gambling Problem Continuum m ild moderate severe Unhealthy Gambling brief intensive treatment harm reduction primary prevention secondary prevention Range of Interventions tertiary prevention

15 Youth & Technology

16 Internet Access by Youth Canada: 99% United States: 65% England: 75%! Access & Fun! home, work, school, libraries, community centres! Web, ICQ, Phone

17 TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH, AND HEALTH CARE

18 e n c o u r a g e d $ Tertiary Secondary Primary Professional Care d i s c o u r a g e d Industrial Age Medicine Self-Care

19 e n c o u r a g e d Information Age Healthcare Individual self-care Friends and family d i s c o u r a g e d $ Self-help networks Professional as facilitators Professionals as partners Professionals as authorities

20 TeenNet Department of Public Health Sciences University of Toronto

21 TeenNet PURPOSE To generate new knowledge on engaging youth in health promotion using interactive technology

22 TeenNet AIM To develop Websites with teens and for teens, that are highly graphical, interactive, fun, autonomy supporting, accessible,and contains information that is relevant for teens.

23 TeenNet! Established 1995; Website launch dates:! CyberIsle 1997! Smoking Zine 1999! Teen Clinic On-Line 2000! PractitionerNet 2001! Gambling 2002

24 CyberIsle s Smokin Zine

25 Teen Clinic Online

26 TeenNet APROACH! Youth Driven! Action Research Model! Commitment to Partnerships

27 TeenNet YOUTH DRIVEN Takes a youth in action approach that involves young people from diverse backgrounds in all stages of program development and dissemination

28 TeenNet Youth In Action

29 TeenNet Youth in Action

30 TeenNet Youth in Action

31 TeenNet ACTION RESEARCH MODEL! Project Development Cycles! Community Involvement! Technology Options

32 A c t D i s s e m i n a t io n S t u d y O w nership U tiliz a tio n R a p id Prototyping D o C o m m u n i t y C a p a c i t y E n g a g e m e n t P la n F e a sib ility R e le v a n c e L i s t e n / D ia l o g u e T echnology O p t i o n s D e v e l o p m C y c l e s e n t C o m m u n i t y In volvem en t TeenN et A ction R esearch M odel

33 TeenNet ACADEMIC-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP When only community members have the experience, & only academics have the theories, both forms of knowledge are weakened.

34 TEENNET GAMBLING RESEARCH PROJECT

35 Ontario Government-University of Toronto Partnership! Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care! 3 year project! Special Population Initiative

36 Project Target Group! Youth aged 10-19! Emphasis on youth of diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds! Ontario wide

37 Research Challenges! Engage youth using interactive webbased technology! Develop a range of public health interventions! Demonstrate a community collaboration model

38 Products I. Interactive multimedia youth & gambling website II. Evaluation on effectiveness of public health interventions

39 Project Phases! Phase I (Feb 2000 Jan 2001)! Phase II (Feb 2001 April 2002)! Phase III (May 2002 May 2003)

40 Community Partnerships Community Partners! YMCA of Toronto! Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood Centre! St. Stephen s Community House! Substance Abuse Program for African- Canadian and Caribbean Youth! Responsible Gambling Council of Ontario

41 YOUTH INVOLVEMENT! Focus groups! Roundtable event! Website working group

42 FOCUS GROUPS

43 Focus Groups Overview! Carried out Oct./Dec. 2000! Diverse demographic profile! Data used to help develop website design, content & messaging

44 Focus Groups Demographics! 12 focus groups! 103 youth! 57% female, 43% male! Diversity of cultural identification! Age range: years old! 13 & 16 concentrations

45 ROUNDTABLE EVENT

46 Roundtable Overview! Weekend event in April 2001! Held on University of Toronto campus! Involved 30 diverse youth from across Ontario, aged 13-19! All recruited by community partners! Facilitated by YMCA staff partners

47 Roundtable Goals 1. Refine focus group results 2. Create the gambling website concept 3. Recruit members for Website Working Group

48 Website Development

49 Website Development! Youth Working Group! Website Concept! Website Content! Technical Design

50 Web Site Working Group! Recruited from roundtable! 7 core youth members! 5 female, 2 male! aged 14-18! Development of website

51 Website Concept A NEIGHBOURHOOD SCENE

52 Website Gambling Home Page

53 Website Concept Neighbourhood scene with 6 locations! Gaming areas:! A school yard! A back alley! A corner store! A casino! Information areas:! A library! A community centre

54 Corner Store

55 Back Alley

56 Schoolyard

57 Casino

58 Library

59 Community Centre

60 Website Content! Public Health Intervention Tool Kit! Developed with the youth! Multiple interventions! Based on public health principles

61 Public Health Principles 1. Prevention 2. Harm reduction 3. Self-efficacy 4. Health promotion

62 Public Health Intervention Toolkit 1. Money Management 2. Time Management 3. Decision Balance Strategy 4. Self Assessment Tool 5. Risk Perception 6. Randomness, Odds & Probability 7. Minimizing Negative Consequences

63 Public Health Tool 1. Money Management! Choices about how to spend money! Gambling in a safe environment! Choices and consequences

64 Money Management

65 Public Health Tool 2. Time Management! How youth spend their time! Time management strategies! Time management and gambling

66 Time Management

67 Public Health Tool 3. To Bet or Not to Bet! Gambling scenario presented! Choose to bet or not! Random outcome! Consequences related to:! Money! Relationships! Personal feelings

68 To Bet or Not To Bet

69 Public Health Tool 4. Self-Assessment Tool! Gambling continuum! SOGS-RA

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71 Public Health Tool 5. Risk Perception! Youth perception of risk! Comparison to other youth! Opportunity for discussion

72 Risk Perception

73 Items Embedded In Each Location! Bulletin board! Link to chat room! Telephone! Link to helpline and other resources

74 Website Launch! Wednesday, May 15 th! 4:00-7:00 pm! East Common Room, Hart House! University of Toronto! VISIT THE SITE THROUGH:!

75 Evaluation! Utilization evaluation! Changes in Gambling Knowledge, Awareness, Attitudes and Behavioural intentions

76 Marketing! Community Partners! YMCA Youth Gambling Project! Web-based! Gambling and health community

77 Your Involvement is Welcome! David Korn (Project Director)! ! Martha Murray (Project Coordinator)! !

78 ! One more item..

79 Youth Gambling Research Listserv! Purpose:! To provide a forum to share and discuss information, questions and resources related to youth gambling research! Developed & managed by:! Gambling Project, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto! To join contact:! Martha Murray, Listserv Manager

80 THE END

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