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OHA-AMH

Problem Gambling Prevention Coordinators Monthly Connect

March 7, 2014 Minutes

10:00am-11:00am

Time Topic

Participation:Julie (Lane County), Jennifer (Lincoln County), Becca (Yamhill County), Deanne(Union County), Nancy (Multnomah County), Kelly (Benton County), Debbie

(Lake County), Lisa (Marion County), Andy (Washington County), Michele(Jackson County), and Greta (AMH).

Agenda Items:

State UpdatesPG Prevention Specialist Position: Received a good pool of qualified and

interesting applicants and initial interviews were conducted a few weeksago. Second interviews will be conducted on 3/10. We are hoping to havethe position filled by the first of May, if not sooner.

OHT Data: OHT data on problem gambling cross tabulated with other riskybehaviors was completed and sent out to providers mid-February. Group

reviewed the data and remarked that the data showed opposite of the usualoutcomes and thought that maybe the numbers or columns got switched.

Greta confirmed this is accurate with Rusha at AMH, Health Analytics unitand they are correcting the tables. New tables will be sent out in the near

future.

Legislative Updates: HB4028b, which would have provided funds to AMHto provide advertisement/promotion to bring awareness to treatment wasamended the first week of the session to allow the lottery to spend theiradministrative money to once again provide the advertisements, etc. The

HB passed in the House and Senate and is on its way to the governor forsignature. The Lottery will start a new trigger campaign on 3/14 which

brings up an ad for helpline when a person web searches for particularwords, such a bankruptcy, husband has problem gambling, etc. The women

powder room ads will begin running in the very near future. HB 4040,

which would have directed the lottery to change their policies, code ofconduct, etc. to make sure that problem gambling was incorporated into alltheir business passed the House but failed in the Senate and died.

2014/5 PG Awareness Student Artwork Search: Reminder, that according tothe artwork flyer, artwork from students/youth is due to County PG

providers on March 21. County PG providers are to select the top 5 samplesof art and send to the State for selection of artwork for the calendar.

Artwork to the State is due on March 31 or sometime around then. Artwork


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will be selected at the state on April 11. Selection process and criteria

document was sent to providers on 3/10. Some coordinators on the call

reported distributing calendars to home visiting nurses for clients to track

appointments.

Discussion Topics:Spring Prevention Summit: Jennifer from Lincoln County continueddiscussion of the A/D Prevention Summit that will occur at the Chinook

Winds Hotel (next to the casino). Dates are May 20-23 in Lincoln City.

This meeting is co-hosted by Siletz Tribe and AMH. This summit is an

integration of the prevention summit and 9 tribes quarterly meeting and willbe for prevention coordinators and an array of tribal professionals. Planning

committee, which Jennifer is a part of, continues to draft the agenda andshould be complete by the end of March. Tuesday will a Drug Free

Community meeting/training. Other presentations include cultural trauma,

history of tribes and gaming, organization structure of tribes and how to

partner and more. Evening activities are being arranged, such as tribaldancing and sweat lodge ceremonies. Stay tuned, as more information iscoming.

Reward and Reminder: An email was sent out in February regarding

Reward and Reminder type activities that integrate lottery products withinthis type of alcohol and tobacco type project. It was brought to AMHs

attention, thanks to Jeff Ruscoe, that activities where minors are attempting

to purchase an illegal product (due to age) are not legal unless they arespecifically addressed in the Oregon Revised Statutes, otherwise the

underage youth would be breaking the law. Prevention Coordinators havebeen asked to not participate in these types of activities with underage youth.

One option to continue this is to use youth over the age of 18 or focus

activities on advertisements instead of sales. In order to continue Reward

and Reminder type activities, the ORS would need to be revised, as it has foralcohol and tobacco. This could be a project for coordinators or advocacy

groups to take on for the 2015 legislative session.

Check In and Sharing:Lincoln County:Jennifer reported teaching a prevention curriculum atafterschool programs with elementary and middle school students and

infusing the artwork search into that.Lane County: Julie reported that it was nice to have the whole month of

March as awareness month as it gives more time for planning andimplementing. She is working with local middle schools to get youth art

work and also holding a high school video contest that applies to anyone inOregon. For more information on the high school vide contest:

www.preventionlane.org/videos. Not being able to continuing the Rewardand Reminder campaigns in the normal way has presented a bit of a
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challenge and has been tabled for the moment, but they will use youth over

18.

Yamhill County: Becca reported that Yamhill County received a prevention

innovation grant and is working with retailers on tobacco, alcohol andgambling and promotion placement. She continues to present EBP

curriculum on problem gambling at the Juvenile Department. She did aQPR training and infused gambling. Also, she has worked with local buses

to place ads as lots of people riding local public buses were having

conversations about gambling and traveling to local casino.

Lake County: Debbie reported that she is offering teachers prizes forartwork submitted and participation in the artwork search.

Jackson County: Michele reported linking problem gambling preventionwith suicide prevention and presented at local hospitals/CCOs and they

appreciated the message and hearing about problem gambling.

Washington County: Andy reported he continues to infuse problem

gambling into all activities within his job. Distributes calendars to WICclients. Andy recently became an ASIST trainer and during the training you

must do a simulation of a jumper on a bridge and he used a gamblerscenario. From that training, three people requested presentation from him.Andy is also presenting at area churches at adult Sunday schools.

State: Greta reported that the State continues to meet with Oregon Lottery

and build our partnership. Lottery is working on new branding campaign,

which includes revamping the look and feel of the helpline web page- wantto portray a message of help and hope. New materials will be developed in

the future and she is looking for prevention providers interested in reviewingand providing feedback on the materials. Materials will be sent by email for

review and the State would carry forward the feedback at the meetings.

Becca, Julie, Andy and Nancy volunteered to review and provide feedback.

Agenda Items for Next Meeting- Becca to Facilitate

Spring Prevention Summit in Lincoln City, opportunity to partner with tribes(continuous item)

Update on Partnership with Lottery New Electronic Gambling Machines at Lottery Retailer Venues (continuous

item)

Next meetingMarch 4, 2014 10:00am-11:00am

1-877-336-1828 Code: 90776Facilitator of Meeting: Becca

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