Transforming Gambling Addiction Services: Leveraging Data and Digital Tools Effectively

July 17, 20254:30pm - 5:30pm
Transforming Gambling Addiction Services: Leveraging Data and Digital Tools Effectively

Time Out Ohio is a voluntary statewide program allowing Ohioans to self-exclude from gambling establishments. Partnering with RecoverMe, it offers a free, comprehensive digital toolkit, including self-help cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, gambling tracking, and immediate support. The partnership launched online and there was a webinar for Ohio counsellors on helping clients access the service. In six months, it supported over 100 individuals, complementing traditional counselling and reaching those were seeking help for the first time. This session will explore the partnership’s development, user demographics, PGSI scores, gambling patterns, and evaluations, offering insights for integrating digital tools into gambling addiction services.

Learning Objectives

  • Counsellors can gain strategies to integrate digital tools into therapy, enhancing support for gambling addiction
  • Analyze real world data on gambling patterns, cognitive distortions and PGSI scores across US

Speaker

Session Themes

  • Responsible Gambling
  • Technology and Innovation
  • Treatment