Request for Applications
Connecticut Youth & Gambling Awareness Project Grant 2024-2025
Calling all Middle and High School youth groups!
The Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) has announced its partnership with the CT State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Problem Gambling Services (DMHAS PGS) to expand the Youth Gambling Awareness Project in Connecticut. This project will provide funding of up to $5,000 for groups to create youth media campaigns to promote problem gambling awareness and available resources. The selected groups will receive training and technical assistance throughout the project’s time frame. The final projects will be showcased on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, to highlight the groups’ efforts and promote community campaigns.
Gambling Education Resource Van!
The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services partnered with MCCA to bring a new mobile resource van to Connecticut. The goal is to provide gambling education and resources to the public on prevention, treatment, recovery support services, and the voluntary self-exclusion portal. The van is available to attend trainings, events, health fairs, and other community gatherings across the state.
To schedule, visit www.responsibleplayct.org and click Request the Resource Van.
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Who We Are
Our goal is to raise awareness to understand and address problem gambling by:
- Integrating gambling awareness into all prevention programs in the region across the lifespan
- Gathering region-specific community awareness and readiness data
- Providing gambling-specific educational presentations and trainings
- Engaging youth in the implementation of peer-to-peer education that addresses gambling awareness
