Empowering Healthy Gift Choices for Youth This Holiday Season
The holiday season is a time of joy, generosity, and togetherness. It’s a perfect opportunity to bring excitement and meaning to young people’s lives through thoughtful gifts. As families and friends gather to celebrate, the spirit of giving shines bright. While choosing the perfect gift, it’s important to remember how our choices can shape the ...
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Veterans Leading the Way: Inspiring Youth Toward Healthy Choices and Away from Gambling
Every November, we celebrate Veterans and Military Families Awareness Month. This is a time to honor those who have served and to recognize the powerful influence they have on their communities. Veterans are admired for their courage, discipline, and leadership. These same qualities make them especially impactful as role models for young people. This month, we ...
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The Power of Learning in a Digital Age
Technology has opened the door to an exciting new world of learning for today’s youth. Students now have access to information and tools that can help them make smarter choices, build stronger skills, and create a healthier future. But with these opportunities come challenges, especially as young people are often targeted by media messages, including ...
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Welcome to Recovery Month!
September is Recovery Month, a time to honor the strength of individuals who are healing from addiction, including young people. While gambling is often seen as an adult issue, it’s important to recognize how youth are also exposed to gambling behaviors. Whether it’s through video games with loot boxes, fantasy sports, scratch-off tickets, raffles, or ...
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Choosing Not to Gamble: A Smart Choice for a Great School Year
A new school year is the perfect time to make choices that help you grow, stay healthy, and feel good about yourself. As you get ready for school, sports, and new experiences, it’s important to think about healthy choices that’ll help you succeed not just in the classroom, but in life. One smart and positive ...
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Real Talk for BIPOC Youth and Their Advocates
Gambling isn’t just something you see in movies or casinos. For a lot of teens, especially Black, Indigenous, and other youth of color (BIPOC), it’s already part of everyday life. Let’s Be Real Whether it’s playing cards for money, buying lottery tickets, betting on sports, or even spending money on in-game loot boxes and raffles ...
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Inclusion Is Prevention
Who you spend your time with can make a big difference. The people you include, invite, and support are key to preventing risky choices like gambling. This is especially true in moments when things could get challenging. Therefore, inclusion is prevention. If you’re a teen in New York, chances are you know someone who’s gambled. This ...
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Empowering Youth to Choose a Gambling-Free Future
In May, the New York Council on Problem Gambling is focusing empowering individuals in need through voluntary self-exclusion. Empowerment is vital for individuals to make the best choices regarding gambling behavior, including youth to decide not to gamble. Therefore, we can all play a part in empowering youth to make their own decision not to ...
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Financial Literacy: Protecting Our Youth from Gambling
Gambling can seem like an exciting activity, but for many young people, it can quickly turn into a harmful habit. It’s important for communities, parents, youth and young adults to understand how gambling works and how to protect themselves from its dangers. The good news is, with the right tools, like financial literacy, and support, ...
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